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Perceived vs Characterised - What's the difference?

perceived | characterised |

As verbs the difference between perceived and characterised

is that perceived is (perceive) while characterised is (characterise).

As an adjective perceived

is generally recognized to be true.

perceived

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Generally recognized to be true.
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    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= ‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told , passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}
  • As seen or understood by an individual.

    • Derived terms

    * perceivedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (perceive)
    • The alert officer perceived a dim shape in the distance.

    characterised

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (characterise)

    • characterise

    English

    Verb