different between perception vs realization

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French perception, from Latin percepti? (“a receiving or collecting, perception, comprehension”), from perceptus (“perceived, observed”), perfect passive participle of percipi? (“I perceive, observe”); see perceive.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p??s?p?(?)n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p??s?p?(?)n/

Noun

perception (countable and uncountable, plural perceptions)

1. The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
2. Conscious understanding of something.

   perception of time

3. Vision (ability)
4. Acuity
5. (cognition) That which is detected by the five senses; not necessarily understood (imagine looking through fog, trying to understand if you see a small dog or a cat); also that which is detected within consciousness as a thought, intuition, deduction, etc.

Synonyms

• ken

Related terms

• perceive
• percept
• perceptual

Derived terms

• petite perception

Translations

Further reading

• perception in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• perception in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• preception

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin percepti?, percepti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.s?p.sj??/

Noun

perception f (plural perceptions)

1. tax collection
2. perception (clarification of this definition is needed)

Derived terms

• petite perception (philosophy)

Related terms

• percevoir

References

• “perception” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

• perception on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

English

Alternative forms

• realisation

Etymology

From French réalisation, from Middle French; equivalent to realize +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??i?l??ze???n/, /-la??ze???n/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /????la??ze???n/, /??i?-/

Noun

realization (countable and uncountable, plural realizations)

1. The act of realizing.
   1. An act of figuring out or becoming aware.

      He came to the startling realization that he had never really known the truth.

   3. The act of making real.

      He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea.

      The realization of the plan took several years.

2. The result of an artistic effort.

   The painter's realization of her concept was breathtaking.

Related terms

• real
• realism
• realistic
• reality
• realizable
• realize

Translations

Further reading

• realization in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• realization in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• rationalize