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sixth sense

1. in general language, an intuition or instinct that enables a person to make a correct judgment or decision without conscious use of the five senses or normal cognitive processes.

2. in parapsychology, the ostensible sensory modality responsible for mediating the phenomena of extrasensory perception (ESP). Some consider the term to be a synonym for ESP. See psi.

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September 8th 2024

drift

drift

n.

1. a reduction in variation in genetic traits that can occur when sampling from continually smaller groups, such that some traits ultimately become excluded from possibility.

2. a reduction in the reliability of technical instruments orin the accuracy of observers over time. See instrument drift; observer drift.