PHENOMENON

Phenomenon

A phenomenon, plural phenomena, is any observable occurrence. Phenomena are often, but not always, understood as 'appearances' or 'experiences'. These are themselves sometimes understood as involving qualia.

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phenomenon

Noun

  1. An observable fact or occurrence or a kind of observable fact or occurrence.
  2. Appearance; a perceptible aspect of something that is mutable.
  3. A fact or event considered very unusual, curious, or astonishing by those who witness it.
  4. A wonderful or very remarkable person or thing.
  5. An experienced object whose constitution reflects the order and conceptual structure imposed upon it by the human mind (especially by the powers of perception and understanding).


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