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Definition of Phenomenon

1. Noun. Any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning.

Definition of Phenomenon

1. n. An appearance; anything visible; whatever, in matter or spirit, is apparent to, or is apprehended by, observation; as, the phenomena of heat, light, or electricity; phenomena of imagination or memory.

Definition of Phenomenon

1. Noun. An observable fact or occurrence or a kind of observable fact or occurrence. ¹

2. Noun. Appearance; a perceptible aspect of something that is mutable. ¹

3. Noun. A fact or event considered very unusual, curious, or astonishing by those who witness it. ¹

4. Noun. A wonderful or very remarkable person or thing. ¹

5. Noun. (philosophy chiefly Kantian idealism) 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). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phenomenon

1. [n -NA or -NONS]

Medical Definition of Phenomenon

1. Origin: L. Phaenomenon, Gr. Fainomenon, fr. Fainesqai to appear, fainein to show. See Phantom. 1. An appearance; anything visible; whatever, in matter or spirit, is apparent to, or is apprehended by, observation; as, the phenomena of heat, light, or electricity; phenomena of imagination or memory. "In the phenomena of the material world, and in many of the phenomena of mind." (Stewart) 2. That which strikes one as strange, unusual, or unaccountable; an extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence; as, a musical phenomenon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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