Knowledge vs. Perception

Knowledge vs. Perception — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Knowledge and Perception

Knowledgenoun

The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.

His knowledge of Iceland was limited to what he'd seen on the Travel Channel.

Perceptionnoun

Organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information.

Knowledgenoun

Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.

Perceptionnoun

Conscious understanding of something.

Knowledgenoun

Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.

Knowledge consists in recognizing the difference between good and bad decisions.

Perceptionnoun

Vision (ability)

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Knowledgenoun

Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.

Does your friend have any knowledge of hieroglyphs, perchance?A secretary should have a good knowledge of shorthand.

Perceptionnoun

Acuity

Knowledgenoun

(philosophical) Justified true belief

Perceptionnoun

(cognition) That which is detected by the five senses; not necessarily understood (imagine looking through fog, trying to understand if you see a small dog or a cat); also that which is detected within consciousness as a thought, intuition, deduction, etc.

Knowledgenoun

Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge).

Perceptionnoun

the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

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Knowledgenoun

(obsolete) Information or intelligence about something; notice.

Perceptionnoun

a way of conceiving something;

Luther had a new perception of the Bible

Knowledgenoun

The total of what is known; all information and products of learning.

His library contained the accumulated knowledge of the Greeks and Romans.

Perceptionnoun

the process of perceiving

Knowledgenoun

(countable) Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science.

Perceptionnoun

knowledge gained by perceiving;

a man admired for the depth of his perception

Knowledgenoun

(obsolete) Acknowledgement.

Perceptionnoun

becoming aware of something via the senses

Knowledgenoun

(obsolete) Notice, awareness.

Knowledgenoun

The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England.

Knowledgeverb

(obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge.

Knowledgenoun

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning