noetic

adjective

no·et·ic nō-ˈe-tik

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: of, relating to, or based on the intellect

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Noetic derives from the Greek adjective noētikos, meaning "intellectual," from the verb noein ("to think") and ultimately from the noun nous, meaning "mind." (Nous also gave English the word paranoia by joining with a prefix meaning "faulty" or "abnormal.") Noetic is related to noesis, a rare noun that turns up in the field of philosophy and refers to the action of perceiving or thinking. The most notable use of noetic might be in the name of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, a research organization based in California that is devoted to studies of consciousness and the mind.

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What To Know According to details shared by Doubleday, the book opens in Prague, where Langdon plans to attend a lecture by noetic scientist Katherine Solomon. —