extrasensory perception
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Extrasensory perception — (ESP) is the apparent ability to acquire information by paranormal means independent of any known physical senses or deduction from previous experience. The term was coined by Duke University researcher J. B. Rhine to denote psychic abilities… … Wikipedia
extrasensory perception — n perception (as in telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition) that involves awareness of information about events external to the self not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience called also ESP * * * a supposed way… … Medical dictionary
extrasensory perception — n. the ability to perceive or gain information about external facts or events by means other than the senses. Note: the existence of such an ability, as well as other parapsychologial phenomena, is widely disbelieved among scientists, and no… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extrasensory perception — [n] psychic powers clairvoyance, ESP, intuition, keen intuition, second sight, sixth sense, telepathy, vision; concepts 409,410 … New thesaurus
extrasensory perception — ► NOUN ▪ the supposed faculty of perceiving things by means other than the known senses, e.g. by telepathy … English terms dictionary
extrasensory perception — perception that is apart from or in addition to normal sense perception … English contemporary dictionary
extrasensory perception — noun Date: 1934 perception (as in telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition) that involves awareness of information about events external to the self not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience called also ESP … New Collegiate Dictionary
extrasensory perception — ▪ psychology perception that occurs independently of the known sensory processes. Usually included in this category of phenomena are telepathy, or thought transference between persons; clairvoyance, or supernormal awareness of objects or… … Universalium
Extrasensory Perception — Ex|tra|sen|so|ry* Per|cep|ti|on [ɛkstrə sɛnsəri pə sɛpʃ(ə)n] die; <aus gleichbed. engl. extra sensory perception> außersinnliche Wahrnehmung (als Begriff der Parapsychologie) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
extrasensory perception — see extra sensory perception … English dictionary
extrasensory perception (ESP) — Perception that involves awareness of information about something (such as a person or event) not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience. Classic forms of ESP include telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition. No… … Universalium
