petite perception

English

Noun

petite perception (plural petite perceptions or petites perceptions)

1. (psychology) A sensation (sight, sound, etc) that is perceived but not registered because it is too insignificant, such as the sound of each raindrop hitting a roof.
   • 2013, D.A. Anapolitanos, Leibniz: Representation, Continuity and the Spatiotemporal‎^[1]:

     Petite perceptions, though insensible, have an overall effect.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.tit pɛʁ.sɛp.sjɔ̃/

Noun

petite perception f (plural petites perceptions)

1. (psychology) petite perception