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foresight |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Foresight \Fore"sight`\, n. 1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge. --Milton. 2. Action in reference to the future; provident care prudence; wise forethought. This seems an unseasonable foresight. --Milton. A random expense, without plan or foresight. --Burke. 3. (Surv.) Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction. 4. (Gun.) Muzzle sight. See {Fore sight}, under {Fore}, a. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: foresight n 1: providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future [syn: {foresightedness}, {foresightfulness}] 2: reasoning about the future [syn: {prediction}, {anticipation}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: ForesightA software product from {Nu Thena} providing graphical modelling tools for high level system design and {simulation}. (1994-10-24)
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