noumenon

(no̵̅o̅′mə nän′, no̵u′-)

noun pl. noumena

in Kantian philosophy, a thing as it is in itself, unable to be known through perception but postulated as the intelligible ground of a phenomenon

Origin: Ger < Gr nooumenon, neut. of noumenos, prp. pass. of noein, to perceive < nous, noos, the mind

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noun pl. nou·me·na (-nə)

In the philosophy of Kant, an object as it is in itself independent of the mind, as opposed to a phenomenon. Also called thing-in-itself.

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Origin: German

Origin: , from Greek nooumenon

Origin: , from

Origin: neuter present passive participle of noein, to perceive by thought

Origin: , from nous, mind

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