Prospicience
[pros-PIH-shee-ens]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, late 15th century
1.
Foresight.
Examples of Prospicience in a sentence
"The inventor had the prospicience that his creations would change the world someday."
"Grandma has an almost uncanny sense of prospicience with her weather predictions."
About Prospicience
This word originates from the Latin word "prōspicientia," which describes both the act of looking forward and divine providence.
Did you Know?
Meteorologists need to be masters of prospicience, especially when people rely on them to predict weather conditions in order to plan for travel, traffic, and moving through daily life. Meteorologists use weather data from satellites and other technology to generate forecast models, which help them predict future weather conditions.