ESP
E201262
ESP (extrasensory perception) is the purported ability to gain information through means beyond the known physical senses, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, or precognition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ESP canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1796316 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ESP Context triple: [Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions, mainSubject, ESP]
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ESP
ESP is the three-letter FIFA country code used to represent the Spain national football team in international competitions and official records.
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ES
ES is the ticker symbol for the E-mini S&P 500 futures contract, a widely traded equity index derivative on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange used for hedging and speculating on the S&P 500.
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SP
SP is the official aircraft registration prefix used to identify airplanes registered in Poland.
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EP
The EP is the directly elected legislative body of the European Union that works with other EU institutions to pass laws and oversee policies across member states.
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Española
Española is the former Spanish name for the Caribbean island now known as Hispaniola, which is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ESP Target entity description: ESP (extrasensory perception) is the purported ability to gain information through means beyond the known physical senses, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, or precognition.
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A.
ESP
ESP is the three-letter FIFA country code used to represent the Spain national football team in international competitions and official records.
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B.
ES
ES is the ticker symbol for the E-mini S&P 500 futures contract, a widely traded equity index derivative on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange used for hedging and speculating on the S&P 500.
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C.
SP
SP is the official aircraft registration prefix used to identify airplanes registered in Poland.
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D.
EP
The EP is the directly elected legislative body of the European Union that works with other EU institutions to pass laws and oversee policies across member states.
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E.
Española
Española is the former Spanish name for the Caribbean island now known as Hispaniola, which is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
paranormal phenomenon
ⓘ
parapsychological concept ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | extrasensory perception ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
clairvoyance
ⓘ
precognition ⓘ psychokinesis ⓘ remote viewing ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| considered | pseudoscientific by mainstream science ⓘ |
| consideredBy | pseudoscience community ⓘ |
| contradicts | current scientific understanding of perception ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
lack of replicability in experiments
ⓘ
methodological flaws in supporting studies ⓘ |
| describedAs | purported ability to gain information beyond the known physical senses ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | normal sensory perception ⓘ |
| documentedBy | J. B. Rhine ⓘ |
| evaluatedBy | meta-analyses in parapsychology ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
paranormal literature
ⓘ
paranormal television shows ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | parapsychology ⓘ |
| fullName | extrasensory perception ⓘ |
| involves |
information transfer without known sensory channels
ⓘ
non-local information acquisition ⓘ |
| lacks | reliable empirical evidence ⓘ |
| oftenClassifiedAs | supernatural ability ⓘ |
| oftenReportedIn |
anecdotal accounts
ⓘ
spontaneous experiences ⓘ |
| popularIn |
New Age beliefs
ⓘ
occult literature ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | most psychologists as real phenomenon ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
psi
ⓘ
sixth sense ⓘ |
| requires | mechanism beyond known physical senses ⓘ |
| requiresForValidation | robust, repeatable experimental evidence ⓘ |
| researchedAt |
Duke University (historically)
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linked to:
Duke University
|
| sometimesDividedInto |
clairvoyance
ⓘ
precognition ⓘ psychometry ⓘ retrocognition ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
parapsychological research
ⓘ
skeptical investigation ⓘ |
| testedBy |
Ganzfeld experiments
ⓘ
Zener card tests ⓘ card-guessing experiments ⓘ |
| viewedBy | skeptics as result of bias and chance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ESP Description of subject: ESP (extrasensory perception) is the purported ability to gain information through means beyond the known physical senses, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, or precognition.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.