表象 (biǎo xiàng) — appearance (outward look, often contrasted with essence); (psychology) mental representation, idea; (mathematics, physics) representation
Definition
In philosophy, 表象 is 'appearance' as opposed to 本质 ('essence'): how things look on the surface, not what they truly are. In psychology and science it means a mental or formal 'representation' of something.
noun
appearance (outward look, often contrasted with essence)(psychology) mental representationidea(mathematics, physics) representation
Examples
- 表象。Shì wù de biǎo xiàng wǎng wǎng hé běn zhì bù tóng.The appearance of things is often different from their essence.
- 表象。Xīn lǐ xué zhōng de biǎo xiàng shì zhǐ dà nǎo zhōng de tú xiàng.In psychology, representation refers to images in the brain.
- 表象。Wù lǐ xué jiā yòng shù xué biǎo xiàng lái miáo shù lì zǐ.Physicists use mathematical representations to describe particles.
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