[tuh-lep-uh-thee] 
| communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception. |
[tel-uh-path-ik] , adjective | te·lep·a·thy (tə-lěp'ə-thē) n. Communication through means other than the senses, as by the exercise of an occult power. tel'e·path'ic (těl'ə-pāth'ĭk) adj., tel'e·path'i·cal·ly adv., te·lep'a·thist n. |
Knowledge conveyed from one individual to another without means of the five senses; mind reading. (See also extrasensory perception, parapsychology, and psychic research.)
telepathy te·lep·a·thy (tə-lěp'ə-thē)
n.
Communication by means other than through the normal senses.
telepathy
direct transference of thought from one person (sender or agent) to another (receiver or percipient) without using the usual sensory channels of communication, hence a form of extrasensory perception (ESP). While the existence of telepathy has not yet been proved, some parapsychological research studies have produced favourable results using such techniques as card guessing with a special deck of five sets of five cards. The agent may simply think of a random order of the five card symbols while the percipient tries to think of the order on which the agent is concentrating. In a general ESP test the sender concentrates on the face of one card at a time while the receiver tries to think of the symbol. Both subjects are, of course, separated by a screen or some greater obstacle or distance. Scores significantly above chance are extremely rare, particularly as testing methods have become more rigorous.
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