Definition of foresight

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Foresight (n.) Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction..

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Accident :: Accident (n.) Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by an accident..
Prescience :: Prescience (n.) Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight.
Suppose :: Suppose (v. t.) To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight..
Foresee :: Foresee (v. i.) To have or exercise foresight.
Fortuitous :: Fortuitous (a.) Happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes.
Prevision :: Prevision (n.) Foresight; foreknowledge; prescience.
Backsight :: Backsight (n.) The reading of the leveling staff in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position; a sight directed backwards to a station previously occupied. Cf. Foresight, n., 3..
Foresightful :: Foresightful (a.) Foresighted.
Contingently :: Contingently (adv.) In a contingent manner; without design or foresight; accidentally.
Unexpectation :: Unexpectation (n.) Absence of expectation; want of foresight.
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