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Definition of Sentient

Sentient
Sentient Sen"ti*ent, a. [L. sentiens, -entis, p. pr. of sentire to discern or perceive by the senses. See Sense.] Having a faculty, or faculties, of sensation and perception. Specif. (Physiol.), especially sensitive; as, the sentient extremities of nerves, which terminate in the various organs or tissues.
Sentient
Sentient Sen"ti*ent, n. One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being.

Meaning of Sentient from wikipedia

- Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism recognise non-humans as sentient beings. The term sentient beings is translated from various Sanskrit terms (jantu, bahu...
- Sentientism (or sentiocentrism) is an ethical view that places sentient individuals at the center of moral concern. It holds that both humans and other...
- A sentient weapon is a common plot device in many works of fantasy, mythology, and science fiction, and is related to the classic motif of the magic sword...
- Sentient computing is a form of ubiquitous computing which uses sensors to perceive its environment and react accordingly. A common use of the sensors...
- up sentient or sentience in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sentience is the ability to perceive subjectively. Sentient may also refer to: Sentient (intelligence...
- Sentient Technologies was an American artificial intelligence technology company based in San Francisco. Sentient was founded in 2007 and received over...
- A sattvic diet is a type of plant-based diet within Ayurveda where food is divided into what is defined as three yogic qualities (guna) known as sattva...
- consist of intelligent "immotiles" that breed and control vast armies of sub-sentient "motiles" via electronically extended neural interfaces. The few immotiles...
- Sentient is a heavily classified artificial intelligence satellite intelligence analysis system of the United States Intelligence Community, operated by...
- In Buddhism, sentient beings or living beings are beings with consciousness, sentience, or in some contexts life itself. Getz (2004: p. 760) provides a...