sense-datum

noun

sense-da·​tum ˈsen(t)s-ˌdā-təm 

-ˌda-,

-ˌdä-

plural sense-data ˈsen(t)s-ˌdā-tə 

-ˌda-,

-ˌdä-

: an immediate unanalyzable private object of sensation

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

sense-datum

noun

sense-da·​tum -ˌdāt-əm, -ˌdat-, -ˌdät- 

plural sense-data -ə 

: the immediate private perceived object of sensation as distinguished from the objective material object itself