clairvoyant
English
editEtymology
editFromFrenchclairvoyant, fromclair(“clear”) +voyant(“seeing”), present participle ofvoir(“see”).
Pronunciation
edit- (UK)IPA(key):/ˌklɛəˈvɔɪ.ənt/
- (US)IPA(key):/ˌklɛɹˈvɔɪ.ənt/
Audio(US): (file) Audio(General Australian): (file) - Rhymes:-ɔɪ.ənt
Adjective
editclairvoyant (comparativemoreclairvoyant,superlativemostclairvoyant)
- Of, relating to, or havingclairvoyance.
- Able tosee things that cannot beperceived by the normalsenses.
- Able toforesee thefuture.
- Having greatinsight;sagacious.
- (computing) Relating to a form ofparallelprocessingalgorithm given advance information about the problem.
Usage notes
edit- The feminine formclairvoyante is also used, though rarely.
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editTranslations
editof, or relating to clairvoyance
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able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
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able to foresee the future
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Noun
editclairvoyant (pluralclairvoyants)
- A person able tosee things that cannot beperceived by the normalsenses
- A person able toforesee thefuture
Synonyms
edit- (person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses):medium,mystic,seer
- (person able to foresee the future):fortune teller
Derived terms
editTranslations
editperson able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
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person able to foresee the future
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External links
edit- Improving Clairvoyant: Reduction algorithm resilient to imbalanced process arrival times
- What is a clairvoyant algorithm
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editUniverbation ofclairvoyant, fromvoir clair.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editclairvoyant (feminineclairvoyante,masculine pluralclairvoyants,feminine pluralclairvoyantes)
Further reading
edit- “clairvoyant”, inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.
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