Mental Process
time perception
time per·cep·tion
Subclass of:
Perception
Definitions related to time perception:
  • Ability to estimate periods of time lapsed or duration of time; attention to, or apprehension of, change through the integration of a series of stimuli and characterized by the ability to conceive of duration, simultaneity, and succession.
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    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The ability to estimate periods of time lapsed or duration of time.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Time perception, experience or awareness of the passage of time. The human experience of change is complex. One primary element clearly is that of a succession of events, but distinguishable events are separated by more or less lengthy intervals that are called durations. Thus, sequence and...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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