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| '''Taste''' is one of the most common and fundamental of ] in life on ]. It is the direct detection of chemical composition, usually through contact with chemoreceptor cells. | '''Taste''' is one of the most common and fundamental of ] in life on ]. It is the direct detection of chemical composition, usually through contact with chemoreceptor cells. Taste is very similar to ], in which the chemical composition of an organism's ambient medium is detected by chemoreceptors. In a liquid medium, taste is often used to describe this act as well. | ||
| ==Taste in Aesthetics== | |||
| Taste is very similar to ], in which the chemical composition of an organism's ambient medium is detected by chemoreceptors. In a liquid medium, taste is often used to describe this act as well. | |||
| Taste can also refer to one's appreciation for aesthetic quality. Paul Graham says, "I think it's easier to see ugliness than to imagine beauty. The recipe for great work is: very exacting taste." | |||
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Taste is one of the most common and fundamental of the senses in life on Earth. It is the direct detection of chemical composition, usually through contact with chemoreceptor cells. Taste is very similar to smell, in which the chemical composition of an organism's ambient medium is detected by chemoreceptors. In a liquid medium, taste is often used to describe this act as well.
Taste in Aesthetics
Taste can also refer to one's appreciation for aesthetic quality. Paul Graham says, "I think it's easier to see ugliness than to imagine beauty. The recipe for great work is: very exacting taste."