senttiin
Senttiin is a term used chiefly in speculative philosophy and science fiction to denote a qualitative level of subjective experience between basic sentience and full sapience. An agent described as senttiin-capable exhibits subjectivity and affective valuation that can be reported or inferred, but may not show extensive self-reflective reasoning or complex abstract planning. The term is not standardized and its meaning varies by author and setting.
Etymology and scope: The word is a neologism formed from sentience with the suffix -iin, used in
Classification and usage: In many works, senttiin is divided into low-sentin experiences that are hard to report
Measurement and criticism: Since senttiin hinges on subjective experience, assessment relies on self-report, behavior, or neurofunctional
Overall, senttiin remains largely fictional or speculative in real-world discourse, used to examine subjectivity, personhood, and