noumenon
nou·me·non
noun
1.
the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception
Origin
From German Noumenon, from Ancient Greek νοούμενον (nooúmenon, “thing that is known”), passive present participle of νοέω (noéō, “I know”).
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