omniscience omniscience
Definition(s):
- (n) the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge
Usage(s):
- Nostalgia portrays Roosevelt as the smiling and confident man who knew the answers, but in 1932 there was no such omniscience.
- Lawyers disliked his air of domineering omniscience, which seemed seldom justified by his understanding of their cases.
- Mugezi's uncanny omniscience takes some getting used to, but the effort is worth making.
News
Photo Tour: Inside Facebook's New High-Tech Cold Storage Data Center
Facebook (arguably) owns more data than God. But how to store a cache of user data collected at the scale of omniscience? If you're Facebook, just build another custom-crafted server storage locker roughly the size of the USS Abraham Lincoln on top of a breezy plateau in the Oregon high desert. The company's new Prineville, Ore., data center employs an ultra-green "cold storage" plan designed ...on October 17, 2013 Source: ReadWriteWeb
Quotes
- "The court itself acknowledges the existence of God," Chambers said Wednesday. "A consequence of that acknowledgment is a recognition of God's omniscience."on Oct 15, 2008 By: Ernie Chambers Source: USA Today
- "Omniscience is not given to us. There is no way to predict how innovative markets will develop," Mr. Greenspan said.on Jun 16, 2008 By: Alan Greenspan Source: Wall Street Journal
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