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English 1b3 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Perceived - adj

There is no difference in the number of calories burned on a cross trainer, bike or tredmill if you maintain the same heart rate on all three machines. However, your perceived intensisty required to maintain a given heart rate may vary for each piece of equipment.

I don't understand why the writer has included the adjective perceived above. Using the word perceived almost makes me think the actual instensity required won't vary, but the perceived intensity will (though this must be incorrect). Wouldn't it be more clear to leave out the word perceived?

• PERCEIVED (adjective)
The adjective PERCEIVED has 2 senses:
1. detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
2. detected by means of the senses

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perceived intensity ~ the degree of intensity as it feels to you - subjective intensity Burning 100 calories on a bike may seem to you more intense than burning 100 calories on a treadmill, for example, even though it's still 100 calories either way. ) CJ

— CalifJim

  • perceived intensity ~ the degree of intensity as it feels to you - subjective intensity Burning 100 calories on a bike may seem to you more intense than burning 100 calories on a treadmill, for example, even though it's still 100 calories either way.
  • ) CJ
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perceived intensity ~ the degree of intensity as it feels to you - subjective intensity

Burning 100 calories on a bike may seem to you more intense than burning 100 calories on a treadmill, for example, even though it's still 100 calories either way.

(This is more closely related to Sense 2.)

CJ
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