prehension

Significado (Inglês)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands.
  2. (countable, uncountable) According to Alfred North Whitehead, a type of universally acting perception that is not limited to living, self-conscious beings, and which involves an interconnectedness of the observer and the observed.

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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/prɪˈhɛnʃən/
Etimologia (Inglês)

Borrowed from Latin prehensio, prehensionis. Doublet of prison.

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