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in⋅sight
[in-sahyt] 
–noun
| 1. | an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, esp. through intuitive understanding: an insight into 18th-century life. |
| 2. | penetrating mental vision or discernment; faculty of seeing into inner character or underlying truth. |
| 3. | Psychology.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Insight
In"sight`\, n. 1. A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; -- frequently used with into. He had an insight into almost all the secrets of state. --Jortin. 2. Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception. Quickest insight In all things that to greatest actions lead. --Milton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : insight
Spanish:
comprensión; perspicacia,
German:
die Einsicht,
Japanese:
洞察
insight
c.1200, innsihht, "sight with the eyes of the mind," mental vision, understanding," from in + sight. Sense shaded into "penetrating understanding into character or hidden nature" (c.1580).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: in·sight
Pronunciation: 'in-"sIt
Function: noun
1 : understanding or awareness of one's mental or emotional condition;especially : recognition that one is mentally ill
2 : immediate and clear understanding (as seeing the solution to a problem or the means to reaching a goal) thattakes place without recourse to overt trial-and-error behavior
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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insight in·sight (ĭn'sīt')
n.
Understanding, especially an understanding of the motives and reasons behind one's actions.
in'sight·ful (ĭn'sīt'fəl, ĭn-sīt'-) adj.
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INSIGHT
A simulation and modelling language especially for health care problems.
["Simulation Modeling with INSIGHT", S.D. Roberts Proc 1983 Winter Sim Conf, S.D. Roberts et al eds, pp.7-16].
(1995-03-03)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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insight
in learning theory, immediate and clear learning or understanding that takes place without overt trial-and-error testing. Insight occurs in human learning when people recognize relationships (or make novel associations between objects or actions) that can help them solve new problems.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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