different between perceived vs indistinguishable

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??si?vd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??sivd/
• Hyphenation: per?ceived

Adjective

perceived (not comparable)

1. Generally recognized to be true.

2. As seen or understood by an individual.

Hyponyms

• user-perceived

Derived terms

• perceivedness

Verb

perceived

1. simple past tense and past participle of perceive

   The alert officer perceived a dim shape in the distance.

English

Etymology

in- +? distinguishable

Adjective

indistinguishable (comparative more indistinguishable, superlative most indistinguishable)

1. Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct
   • Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic — Arthur C. Clarke [1]
2. Not capable of being perceived or known.

Antonyms

• distinguishable
• (not capable of being perceived as separate and distinct): fuzzy, ill-defined, indistinct; see also Thesaurus:indistinct
• (not capable of being perceived): invisible, undetectable

Related terms

• indistinguishability

Translations

Noun

indistinguishable (plural indistinguishables)

1. Any of a set of things that cannot be distinguished.