Noun
Alt. of Sentiency
Source: Webster's dictionarythe crash intruded on his awareness Source: Internet
in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing Source: Internet
gave sentience to slugs and newts Source: Internet
Also, by custom, as described in Excession, any artifact (be it a tool or vessel) above a certain capability level has to be given sentience. Source: Internet
During the trial the cosmic entity Eternity —the sentience of the Marvel Universe—intervenes, allowing all present to momentarily become one with the universe. Source: Internet
Furthermore, a small group of robots claims that the Zeroth Law of Robotics itself implies a higher Minus One Law of Robotics: A robot may not harm sentience or, through inaction, allow sentience to come to harm. Source: Internet