Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge, as in perception or consciousness; -- distinguished from "mediate" knowledge, as in reasoning; as, the mind knows by intuition that black is not white, that a circle is not a square, that three are more than two, etc.; quick or ready insight or apprehension.

Any quick insight, recognized immediately without a reasoning process; a belief arrived at unconsciously; -- often it is based on extensive experience of a subject.

The ability to have insight into a matter without conscious thought; as, his chemical intuition allowed him to predict compound conformations without any conscious calculation; a mother's intuition often tells her what is best for her child.

The non-paranormal ability to grasp the elements of a situation or to draw conclusions about complex events in manners which may defy a purely rational or intellectual analysis. See also "clairsentience" and "empathy".

experienced nurse's ability to assess a situation quickly, make decisions and act.

The repository for all of our life experiences. Latent Root Cause The lack of, or deficiency in, management systems (rules, procedures, guidelines, etc.) or restraining cultural norms that allowed the failure to occur.

is an unconscious process of making decisions using experience and judgment.

the personal knowledge and past experience upon which marketing managers may base decisions (168)

believing something to be true because a person's emotions and logic support it

an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"

Imperfect, indefinite and approximate knowledge but "sure" of something of absolutely real, but one places (at least temporarily) beyond every possibility of true knowledge.

What you feel when you feel that something is right or wrong, even though you're not sure why or how.