# apperception

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən/

## Definitions
1. The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; self-consciousness, perception that reflects upon itself.
2. Psychological or mental perception; recognition.
3. The general process or a particular act of mental assimilation of new experience into the totality of one's past experience.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French aperception (New Latin apperceptiō, used by Gottfried Leibnitz (1646–1716)).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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