perception vs sense datum

sense datum vs perception

perception and sense datum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
perception	Yes	No	No	No
sense datum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sense datum is a hyponym of perception; that is, sense datum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than perception:

perception: the process of perceiving
sense datum: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

Other hyponyms of perception include constancy, perceptual constancy, detection, sensing, beholding, seeing, visual perception, auditory perception, sound perception, aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense experience, sense impression, somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia, feeling, tactile sensation, tactual sensation, touch, touch sensation.

perception (noun)	sense datum (noun)
becoming aware of something via the senses	an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
the process of perceiving
the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
a way of conceiving something
knowledge gained by perceiving

Difference between perception and sense datum

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