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Definition of Prediction
1. Noun. The act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future).
Generic synonyms: Abstract Thought, Logical Thinking, Reasoning
Specialized synonyms: Projection, Prognostication, Prophecy, Vaticination, Adumbration, Foreshadowing, Prefiguration
Derivative terms: Predict
2. Noun. A statement made about the future.
Generic synonyms: Statement
Specialized synonyms: Extropy, Fortunetelling, Horoscope, Meteorology, Weather Forecasting, Forecast, Prognosis, Divination, Prophecy
Derivative terms: Forecast, Foretell, Prognosticate
Definition of Prediction
1. n. The act of foretelling; also, that which is foretold; prophecy.
Definition of Prediction
1. Noun. A statement of what will happen in the future. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prediction
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prediction
Literary usage of Prediction
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1893)
"To these two books of Cicero on " Divination " perhaps a third might be added,
on POLITICAL and MURAL Prediction. The principles which may even raise it ..."
2. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas Hartwell Horne (1825)
"G. Isaiah's prediction of the utter subversion of idolatry among the Jews. — 7.
Jeremiah's prediction of Zedekiah's captivity and death. — 8. ..."
3. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau (1893)
"The next striking fact of this kind to the general mind is the prediction of
eclipses, absolutely conclusive as Prediction it is, with regard to the ..."
4. Economic Cycles: Their Law and Cause by Henry Ludwell Moore (1914)
"The Prediction of Prices It has been said that the statistical laws of demand
... How "7 accurate are the results of prediction that are based upon the ..."
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