Usually means: Philosophical problem involving prediction, choice.
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  1. Newcomb: Merriam-Webster
  2. Newcomb: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Newcomb: Vocabulary.com
  4. Newcomb: Wordnik
  5. Newcomb, newcomb: Wiktionary
  6. Newcomb: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. Newcomb: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. newcomb: Dictionary.com
  9. Newcomb (Martian crater), Newcomb (surname), Newcomb: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Newcomb: Rhymezone
  11. newcomb: FreeDictionary.org
  12. Newcomb: TheFreeDictionary.com
  13. newcomb: Mnemonic Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Newcomb)

noun:  A sport that is a variation of volleyball, but in which one may catch the ball.
noun:  A surname from Middle English.
noun:  A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States.
noun:  A census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.
noun:  A town in Essex County, New York, United States.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States.
noun:  Alternative form of newcomb (“sport resembling volleyball”) [A sport that is a variation of volleyball, but in which one may catch the ball.]

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