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Definitions for Precognition
ˌpri kɒgˈnɪʃ ənpre·cog·ni·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
precognition, foreknowledgenoun
knowledge of an event before it occurs
Wiktionary
precognitionnoun
The ability to foresee the future.
precognitionnoun
Knowledge of an event that is to occur in the future.
precognitionnoun
The practice of taking a factual statement from a witness before a trial.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Precognitionnoun
Previous knowledge; antecedent examination.
Etymology: præ and cognitio, Lat.
Wikipedia
Precognition
Precognition (from the Latin prae- 'before', and cognitio 'acquiring knowledge') is the purported psychic phenomenon of seeing, or otherwise becoming directly aware of, events in the future. There is no accepted scientific evidence that precognition is a real effect, and it is widely considered to be pseudoscience. Precognition violates the principle of causality, that an effect cannot occur before its cause.Precognition has been widely believed in throughout history. Despite the lack of scientific evidence, many people believe it to be real; it is still widely reported and remains a topic of research and discussion within the parapsychology community.
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precognition
Precognition is a psychic or paranormal phenomenon in which an individual is able to perceive or predict future events or information before they happen. This could be through dreams, visions, feelings, or other forms of extrasensory perception. Precognition is a term commonly used in parapsychology, and it is considered beyond the scope of mainstream scientific understanding.
Webster Dictionary
Precognitionnoun
previous cognition
Precognitionnoun
a preliminary examination of a criminal case with reference to a prosecution
Etymology: [L. praecognitio, fr. praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition.]
Wikidata
Precognition
In parapsychology, precognition, also called future sight, and second sight, is a type of extrasensory perception that would involve the acquisition or effect of future information that cannot be deduced from presently available and normally acquired sense-based information or laws of physics and/or nature. A premonition and a presentiment are information about future events that is perceived as emotion. The existence of precognition, as with other forms of extrasensory perception, is not accepted by the mainstream scientific community. Scientific investigation of extrasensory perception is complicated by the definition which implies that the phenomena go against established principles of science. Specifically, precognition would violate the principle that an effect cannot occur before its cause. However, there are established biases, affecting human memory and judgment of probability, that create convincing but false impressions of precognition.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Precognition
prē-kog-nish′un, n. cognition, knowledge, or examination beforehand: (Scots law) an examination of witnesses as to whether there is ground for prosecution.—v.t. Precognosce (prē-kog-nos′), to examine witnesses beforehand: to take a precognition.
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