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'''Precognition''' involved the perception of events which have yet to happen.
'''Precognition''' was the ability to perceive events which have yet to happen.


Interestingly, [[Engin]], a [[Time Lord]] declared precognition "impossible" after the [[Fourth Doctor]] told him of his precognitive vision of the assassination of the [[Lord President]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') This may, however, be related to statements saying that [[time travel]] into [[Gallifrey|Gallifrey's]] future was forbidden or blocked, and a similar block may also have applied to the use of precognitive powers regarding future events on Gallifrey.
Interestingly, [[Engin]], a [[Time Lord]] declared precognition "impossible" after the [[Fourth Doctor]] told him of his precognitive vision of the assassination of the [[Lord President]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') This may, however, be related to statements saying that [[time travel]] into [[Gallifrey|Gallifrey's]] future was forbidden or blocked, and a similar block may also have applied to the use of precognitive powers regarding future events on Gallifrey.
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One half of the [[quantum transducer]] enabled users to see the future, the other half relaying visions of past events. ([[TW]]: ''[[Ghost Machine]]'')
One half of the [[quantum transducer]] enabled users to see the future, the other half relaying visions of past events. ([[TW]]: ''[[Ghost Machine]]'')
== Other Instances ==
== Other Instances ==
* [[Cassandra (The Myth Makers)|Cassandra]] foresaw the defeat of [[Troy]] in a [[dream]], but could not get anyone to believe her. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]'')
* [[Cassandra (The Myth Makers)|Cassandra]] foresaw the defeat of [[Troy]] in a [[dream]], but could not get anyone to believe her. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]'')
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