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perceptual

[per-sep-choo-uhl] / pərˈsɛp tʃu əl /


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Still, Keisha’s final monologue is devastating in its plea for perceptual equity, and daniels’ performance grounds the play in something urgently human.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

In the 19th century, mathematician Bernhard Riemann proposed that perceptual spaces could be curved rather than flat.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

"They're not perceptual, we cannot listen to them, but they're easy to spot if you do a few mathematical operations."

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

“One thing that happens in infancy is this process of perceptual narrowing, where babies in some ways have broader perceptual abilities than adults.”

From Salon • May 7, 2025

Eye movement research is based on the idea that the human eye is capable of focusing on only a very small area at one time — what is called a perceptual span.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell