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Precognition vs Knowing - What's the difference?

precognition | knowing |

As nouns the difference between precognition and knowing

is that precognition is the ability to foresee the future while knowing is the act or condition of having knowledge.

As an adjective knowing is

possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.

As a verb knowing is

present participle of lang=en.

precognition

English

(wikipedia precognition)

Noun

  • (parapsychology) The ability to foresee the future.
  • (parapsychology) Knowledge of an event that is to occur in the future.
  • (Scotland) The practice of taking a factual statement from a witness before a trial.

    • Synonyms

    * clairvoyance

    Derived terms

    * precognitive

    Related terms

    * cognition

    knowing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.
  • * South
    • The knowing and intelligent part of the world.
  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness.
    • a knowing rascal
  • Suggestive of private knowledge.
  • Deliberate

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * knowingly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or condition of having knowledge.
  • * 2009 , Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition (page 194)
    • Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings .