extrasensory perception
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A researcher conducts an experiment on extrasensory perception in a laboratory.
Definition
Noun: - The apparent ability to perceive or obtain information about events, objects, or people without using the known physical senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell). It is often considered a form of paranormal or psychic ability.
Usage
This term is used in the context of parapsychology and discussions of psychic phenomena. It describes a claimed, non-scientific form of perception. - The study aimed to find scientific evidence for extrasensory perception. - Some people believe they have experienced extrasensory perception through dreams or sudden intuitions.
Advanced Usage
- Initialism: The term is very commonly abbreviated as ESP.
- He claimed his ESP allowed him to predict the card before it was drawn.
Variants and Related Words
- Clairvoyance (n): A specific form of extrasensory perception involving the claimed ability to see events or gain information in the future or at a remote distance.
- Telepathy (n): The claimed extrasensory perception of another person's thoughts.
- Precognition (n): The claimed extrasensory perception of future events.
- Psi (n): A general term used in parapsychology to cover extrasensory perception and psychokinesis.
Synonyms
- Sixth sense
- Psychic perception
- Second sight (often implies clairvoyance)
Related Idioms and Phrases
- A gut feeling / A hunch: While not explicitly claiming paranormal ability, these idioms describe strong intuitions that are sometimes informally linked to the idea of extrasensory perception.
- I had a hunch he would call, but I don't think it was extrasensory perception.
A researcher conducts an experiment on extrasensory perception in a laboratory.
Noun
- apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses