Imagination

/ɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/ noun

Definition

Imagination is the ability of your mind to create pictures, ideas, or scenarios that are not present or real right now. It lets you invent stories, plan for the future, and think of things that have never existed.

Etymology

From Latin "imaginatio" meaning "image, picture, idea," from "imaginari" (to form an image of). It originally referred to the mind’s power to form mental pictures.

Kelly Says

Your imagination uses the same brain areas as memory and perception, which is why imagined scenes can feel surprisingly real. Every building, law, song, and gadget existed in someone’s imagination before it existed in the world.

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