perceptual
adjective
per·cep·tu·al
(ˌ)pər-ˈsep-chə-wəl 
-chəl,
-shwəl
: of, relating to, or involving perception especially in relation to immediate sensory experience
perceptually
adverb
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However technically stout, arguably the biggest breakthrough from Apple is perceptual.
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Steven Aquino, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Webster isn’t expecting there to be straightforward translations of birds’ sounds into human language; animals live in perceptual worlds that are just too different from our own.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
All the bats were painted black to hide the make and model in order to reduce perceptual bias.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
Our model successfully predicted data describing the perceptual experience of participants across a wide range of studies on cortical stimulation in people.
—Geoffrey Boynton, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2024
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Steven Aquino, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Webster isn’t expecting there to be straightforward translations of birds’ sounds into human language; animals live in perceptual worlds that are just too different from our own.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
All the bats were painted black to hide the make and model in order to reduce perceptual bias.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
Our model successfully predicted data describing the perceptual experience of participants across a wide range of studies on cortical stimulation in people.
—Geoffrey Boynton, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2024
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perceptual
adjective
per·cep·tu·al
(ˌ)pər-ˈsep-chə(-wə)l, -ˈsepsh-wəl
: of, relating to, or involving perception especially in relation to immediate sensory experience
auditory perceptual deficits
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