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telepathy

n. the alleged direct communication of information from one mind to another, in the absence of any known means of transmission. It is a form of extrasensory perception. See also mind reading; thought transference. —telepath n. —telepathic adj.

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control–display ratio

control–display ratio

in ergonomics, the ratio between the distance that a control or input device (e.g., a computer mouse) is moved by the operator and the consequent distance that the object it controls (e.g., the cursor) is moved on the display (e.g., the computer screen).