clairvoyant

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˌklɛəˈvɔɪ.ənt/ / /ˌklɛɹˈvɔɪ.ənt/

Etymology: From French clairvoyant, from clair (“clear”) + voyant (“seeing”), present participle of voir (“see”).

Of, relating to, or having clairvoyance.
“Then there is the very large class of casual clairvoyant visions which have no traceable cause — which are apparently quite meaningless, and have no recognizable relation to any events known to the seer.”
Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
Able to foresee the future.
Having great insight; sagacious.
“…his vision of the future so far-reaching and clairvoyant as that of many who have lived before him and since…”
Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.

Etymology: From French clairvoyant, from clair (“clear”) + voyant (“seeing”), present participle of voir (“see”).