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noumenon
/ˈnaʊmənɒn/
noun
A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.
Similar: thing-in-itself
Synonymsthing-in-itself
Antonymsphenomenon
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