(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:30:06

Rec`ep*tiv"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. r'eceptivit'e.]

1.

The state or quality of being receptive.

2. Kantian Philos.

The power or capacity of receiving impressions, as those of the external senses.

 

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