- wisdom of hindsight
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Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности. 2011.
wisdom of hindsight
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Hindsight bias — is the inclination to see events that have occurred as more predictable than they in fact were before they took place. Hindsight bias has been demonstrated experimentally in a variety of settings, including politics, games and medicine. In… … Wikipedia
wisdom — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, great, profound ▪ accepted, common, conventional, folk, perceived, popular, prevailing … Collocations dictionary
hindsight — hind|sight [ˈhaındsaıt] n [U] the ability to understand a situation only after it has happened →↑foresight with/in hindsight ▪ With hindsight, I should have seen the warning signs. the benefit/wisdom of hindsight ▪ With the benefit of hindsight,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hindsight — noun (U) the ability to understand facts about a situation only after it has happened: with the benefit/wisdom of hindsight (=when hindsight makes it possible to realize what mistakes were made): With the benefit of hindsight it s easy to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hindsight — n. understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; as, hindsight is always clearer than foresight. [WordNet 1.5] {20 20 hindsight}, {twenty twenty hindsight} Perfect understanding of an event after it has happened; a term usually used … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hindsight — At first used to mean ‘the backsight of a rifle’, since the later part of the 19c it has been used in an abstract sense ‘wisdom or knowledge after the event’, especially in the phrase in (or with) hindsight: • With hindsight, it was probably the… … Modern English usage
hindsight — [n] retrospect 20/20 vision*, experience, knowledge, looking back, Monday morning quarterbacking, recollection, remembering, wisdom; concepts 17,40,410 … New thesaurus
hindsight — n. 1 wisdom after the event (realized with hindsight that they were wrong) (opp. FORESIGHT). 2 the backsight of a gun … Useful english dictionary
hindsight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. retrospect (see memory). II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. retrospect, *Monday morning quarterbacking, experience, wisdom, knowledge, seasoned perception, looking back … English dictionary for students
20-20 hindsight — hindsight hindsight n. understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; as, hindsight is always clearer than foresight. [WordNet 1.5] {20 20 hindsight}, {twenty twenty hindsight} Perfect understanding of an event after it has happened; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twenty-twenty hindsight — hindsight hindsight n. understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; as, hindsight is always clearer than foresight. [WordNet 1.5] {20 20 hindsight}, {twenty twenty hindsight} Perfect understanding of an event after it has happened; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
