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Peripheral   /pərˈɪfərəl/  /pərˈɪfrəl/   Listen
Peripheral

adjective
1.
On or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area.  "Peripheral suburbs"
2.
Related to the key issue but not of central importance.  "Energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy" , "Peripheral issues"



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"Peripheral" Quotes from Famous Books



... may very easily reconcile the falsity of the image with the physical character of the impression on which it is based. The image results from a partial cerebral excitement, which sensation results from an excitement which also acts upon the peripheral sensory nerves, and corresponds to an external object—an excitant which the image does not possess. This difference explains how it is that the image, while resulting from a physical impression, may ...
— The Mind and the Brain - Being the Authorised Translation of L'me et le Corps • Alfred Binet
... thither from other parts of the brain, among which are the centers for color-sensations. The word 'tension' is of course a figure, but it expresses the familiar idea that centers which are in process of receiving peripheral stimulations, radiate that energy to other parts of the brain (according to the neural dispositions), and probably do not for the time being receive communications therefrom, since those other parts are now less strongly excited. It is, therefore, most probable ...
— Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 • Various


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