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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Feb 21.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Sci. 2023 Jun 8;27(1):e13419. doi: 10.1111/desc.13419

TABLE 1.

Example of semantic and perceptual feature classification and sensory modality measurement for a single concept, “Apple.”

Features Semantic feature category Perceptual feature
is_red Perceptual Visual
a_fruit Taxonomic
grows_on_trees Encyclopaedic
is_green Perceptual Visual
eaten_in_pies Function
is_crunchy Perceptual Tactile
has_seeds Perceptual Visual
is_juicy Perceptual Tactile
tastes_sweet Perceptual Taste
is_round Perceptual Visual
is_delicious Perceptual Taste
is_nutritious Encyclopaedic
is_yellow Perceptual Visual
has_a_core Perceptual Visual
has_skin Perceptual Visual
tastes_sour Perceptual Taste
used_for_cider Function
eg_-_granny_smith Taxonomic
is_worm_infested Encyclopaedic
Number of features: 19 Number of perceptual features: 12 Number of distinct senses: 3