Main Entry: per·cep·tion
Pronunciation: \pər-ˈsep-shən\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin perception-, perceptio act of perceiving, from percipere
Date: 14th century: a result of perceiving : observation
Which of course leads to:
Main Entry: ob·ser·va·tion
Pronunciation: \ˌäb-sər-ˈvā-shən, -zər-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin observation-, observatio, from observare
Date: 1535: a judgment on or inference from what one has observed;
Others will now suffer because apparently someone thinks I’m a slacker.
Fair enough in my opinion.