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prettygoodwordapophenia - n., the perception of or belief in connections between unrelated phenomena.
Finding patterns in random data. In the question of coincidence or conspiracy, the latter wins every time to someone with apophenia, though it is not necessarily a symptom of abnormality. Coined in 1958 by Klaus Conrad from Greek roots.
---L.
Finding patterns in random data. In the question of coincidence or conspiracy, the latter wins every time to someone with apophenia, though it is not necessarily a symptom of abnormality. Coined in 1958 by Klaus Conrad from Greek roots.
---L.
