Word-Built World: qualia

qualia

/ˈkwälēə/

noun

plural noun: qualia; noun: quale

  1. the internal and subjective component of sense perceptions, arising from stimulation of the senses by phenomena.

quale

/ˈkwälē/

noun

noun: qualia; plural noun: qualia

  1. a quality or property as perceived or experienced by a person.

Origin

late 17th century: from Latin, neuter of qualis ‘of what kind’.

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