Clairvoyance, << klair VOY uhns >>, is an awareness of events, objects, or people without the use of the senses of hearing, sight, smell, taste, or touch. It is a major form of extrasensory perception (ESP). A person who can locate a lost child or perform similar acts without using known senses might be considered clairvoyant.
Clairvoyance supposedly is not affected by time or distance. A person may “see” an accident in a dream before it happens or sense an event taking place far away. Awareness of an event before it occurs is known as precognitive clairvoyance. Clairvoyance is under scientific investigation, and the question of its existence remains open. However, most scientists are skeptical. The relationship of clairvoyance to telepathy, if any, is not known.
