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Experien is a term that is not part of standard English lexicon and has no formal definition in major dictionaries. In practice, it has appeared only sporadically in speculative or analytic writing as a neologism intended to highlight the subjective dimension of experience. Some writers treat experien as a shorthand for the phenomenological quality of experiencing, distinct from the external content of an experience.

Because experien is not widely attested, its etymology is uncertain. It may be described as a clipped

In philosophy, experien has been used by a few authors to denote the lived, first-person aspect of

Due to its lack of standard meaning, using experien can cause confusion. When encountered, it is advisable

See also: experience, experiential, phenomenology, qualia, conscious experience

Notes: No formal references exist; usage is rare and localized.

or
inflected
form
derived
from
experience
or
experiential,
or
as
a
coinage
meant
to
foreground
the
“experience-ness”
of
a
mental
event.
mental
events—the
“how
it
feels”
side
of
perception
or
thought.
In
cognitive
science
or
psychology,
some
writers
use
the
term
to
discuss
the
phenomenology
of
perception
separate
from
its
explanatory
or
behavioral
content.
to
provide
a
definition
within
the
text
and
clarify
its
intended
scope.