Tuesday word: Prescience
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Prescience (noun)
prescience [ presh-uhns, -ee-uhns, pree-shuhns, -shee-uhns ]
noun
1. knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight.
OTHER WORDS FROM PRESCIENCE
prescient, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO PRESCIENCE
foreknowledge, presage, omniscience, prediction
See synonyms for prescience on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1325–75; Middle English < Late Latin praescientia foreknowledge. See pre-, science
HOW TO USE PRESCIENCE IN A SENTENCE
Now scientists have much more data, and have narrowed the possibilities in a way that confirms the prescience of Friedmann’s math.
A CENTURY AGO, ALEXANDER FRIEDMANN ENVISIONED THE UNIVERSE’S EXPANSION|TOM SIEGFRIED|MAY 20, 2022|SCIENCE NEWS
Though Butler’s vision may be more anarchical than the United States of today, her prescience—particularly regarding the urgent climate threats faced by California—is undeniable.
20 ESSENTIAL WORKS OF CLIMATE FICTION FOR YOUR READING LIST|SMURGUIA|OCTOBER 5, 2021|OUTSIDE ONLINE
Melange also conveys a kind of prescience and makes faster-than-light travel practical.
LATEST DUNE TRAILER GIVES US OUR BEST LOOK YET AT DENIS VILLENEUVE’S EPIC FILM|JENNIFER OUELLETTE|JULY 22, 2021|ARS TECHNICA
Interestingly, a 2017 study done at the University of Kansas found that the onset of Uber caused ambulance use to drop by seven percent—apparently people in less dire straits have the prescience to avoid huge bills, even in their moment of crisis.
THESE FUTURISTIC FLYING AMBULANCES MAY SOON BE ZOOMING AROUND NEW YORK|VANESSA BATES RAMIREZ|JANUARY 8, 2021|SINGULARITY HUB
Prescience (noun)
prescience [ presh-uhns, -ee-uhns, pree-shuhns, -shee-uhns ]
noun
1. knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight.
OTHER WORDS FROM PRESCIENCE
prescient, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO PRESCIENCE
foreknowledge, presage, omniscience, prediction
See synonyms for prescience on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1325–75; Middle English < Late Latin praescientia foreknowledge. See pre-, science
HOW TO USE PRESCIENCE IN A SENTENCE
Now scientists have much more data, and have narrowed the possibilities in a way that confirms the prescience of Friedmann’s math.
A CENTURY AGO, ALEXANDER FRIEDMANN ENVISIONED THE UNIVERSE’S EXPANSION|TOM SIEGFRIED|MAY 20, 2022|SCIENCE NEWS
Though Butler’s vision may be more anarchical than the United States of today, her prescience—particularly regarding the urgent climate threats faced by California—is undeniable.
20 ESSENTIAL WORKS OF CLIMATE FICTION FOR YOUR READING LIST|SMURGUIA|OCTOBER 5, 2021|OUTSIDE ONLINE
Melange also conveys a kind of prescience and makes faster-than-light travel practical.
LATEST DUNE TRAILER GIVES US OUR BEST LOOK YET AT DENIS VILLENEUVE’S EPIC FILM|JENNIFER OUELLETTE|JULY 22, 2021|ARS TECHNICA
Interestingly, a 2017 study done at the University of Kansas found that the onset of Uber caused ambulance use to drop by seven percent—apparently people in less dire straits have the prescience to avoid huge bills, even in their moment of crisis.
THESE FUTURISTIC FLYING AMBULANCES MAY SOON BE ZOOMING AROUND NEW YORK|VANESSA BATES RAMIREZ|JANUARY 8, 2021|SINGULARITY HUB
