sensing has definitions from the field of psychology
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[ noun ] (psychology) the perception that something has occurred or some state exists

Synonyms

detection

Examples

"early detection can often lead to a cure"

Used in print

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

The chief experience is the sensing of communion , and in the higher religions , of a harmonious relationship with the supernatural power .

(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)

She walked back to the house and entered , feeling herself returning , sensing some kind of opportunity in the empty building .

Related terms

perception

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[ noun ] becoming aware of something via the senses
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