representamen
noun
rep·re·sen·ta·men
ˌreprə̇ˌzen‧ˈtāmən,
-prēˌ-,
-zən‧-
plural representamina
-tamənə
: the product as distinguished from the act of philosophical representation compare representation sense 1e
Word History
Etymology
from representation, after such pairs as Latin putation-, putatio act of pruning (from putatus —past participle of putare to cut, prune—+ -ion-, -io -ion): putamen that which falls off in pruning