prediction

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹɪˈdɪkʃn/

Noun

prediction (plural predictions)

1. A statement of what will happen in the future.

   "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra or Robert Storm Petersen (in translation from Danish)

2. A probability estimation based on statistical methods.

Synonyms

• (statement about the future) forecast, foretale, foretelling, halseny, prognosis, prognostication

Related terms

• predict

Translations

• French: prédiction
• German: Voraussage, Vorhersage, Prophezeiung
• Italian: predizione
• Portuguese: predição, previsão
• Russian: предсказа́ние
• Spanish: predicción

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