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«الْقُوَّةُ الْعَاقِلَةُ الْمُدْرِكَةُ لِلْكُلِّيَّاتِ»
The intellectual faculty that apprehends universals.

«الْقُوَّةُ الْمُدْرِكَةُ لِلْمَعَانِي الْجُزْئِيَّةِ»
The faculty apprehending particular meanings.

The intellect grasps universal concepts and general relations. Estimation apprehends particular meanings attached to sensed individuals but not directly presented by an external sense, such as the threat posed by a specific animal. Imagination retains sense-images after their objects are no longer present.

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The source terms: intellect, estimation and imagination

The Unifying Relation: Rational, Estimative and Imaginative Links

«الْقُوَّةُ الْعَاقِلَةُ الْمُدْرِكَةُ لِلْكُلِّيَّاتِ»
The intellectual faculty that apprehends universals.

«الْقُوَّةُ الْمُدْرِكَةُ لِلْمَعَانِي الْجُزْئِيَّةِ»
The faculty apprehending particular meanings.

The intellect grasps universal concepts and general relations. Estimation apprehends particular meanings attached to sensed individuals but not directly presented by an external sense, such as the threat posed by a specific animal. Imagination retains sense-images after their objects are no longer present.