Definitions for Prediction
prɪˈdɪk ʃənpre·dic·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.3 / 4 votes

1. prediction, anticipation, previsionnoun

   the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

2. prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognosticationnoun

   a statement made about the future

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 6 votes

1. predictionnoun

   A statement of what will happen in the future.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Predictionnoun

   Prophesy; declaration of something future.

   Etymology: prædictio, Lat. prediction, Fr. from predict.

   These predictions
   Are to the world in general, as to Cæsar. William Shakespeare.

   The predictions of cold and long winters, hot and dry summers, are good to be known. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   How soon hath thy prediction, seer blest!
   Measur’d this transient world the race of time,
   Till time stand fix’d. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xii.

   In Christ they all meet with an invincible evidence, as if they were not predictions, but after-relations; and the penmen of them not prophets but evangelists. Robert South, Sermons.

   He, who prophesy’d the best,
   Approves the judgment to the rest;
   He’d rather choose, that I should die,
   Than his prediction prove a lie. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prediction

   A prediction (Latin præ-, "before," and dicere, "to say"), or forecast, is a statement about a future event or data. They are often, but not always, based upon experience or knowledge. There is no universal agreement about the exact difference from "estimation"; different authors and disciplines ascribe different connotations. Future events are necessarily uncertain, so guaranteed accurate information about the future is impossible. Prediction can be useful to assist in making plans about possible developments.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Predictionnoun

   the act of foretelling; also, that which is foretold; prophecy

WikidataRate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. Prediction

   A prediction or forecast is a statement about the way things will happen in the future, often but not always based on experience or knowledge. While there is much overlap between prediction and forecast, a prediction may be a statement that some outcome is expected, while a forecast is more specific, and may cover a range of possible outcomes. Although guaranteed information about the future is in many cases impossible, prediction is necessary to allow plans to be made about possible developments; Howard H. Stevenson writes that prediction in business "... is at least two things: Important and hard."

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1. Prediction

   Hypothesis vs. Prediction -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Hypothesis and Prediction.

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1. • Statement

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Prediction' in Nouns Frequency: #2235

How to pronounce Prediction?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Prediction in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Prediction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Prediction in a Sentence

1. Luciano Orengo:

   If I had to make a prediction for the second half it would be, given how fast the market has moved from the bottom in February, you're probably safer to gravitate back to the high dividend and yield stocks.

2. Christopher Granville:

   My prediction would be that both the funds would be fully drawn down between now and the 2018 election - leaving Russia at the mercy (after that) of the markets, that will require another round of yet more painful decisions. But they will face those over the hump of the political cycle, with no more elections.

3. Catherine McGuinness:

   I think we’ll stay the FX capital of the world - that would be my prediction, we are very confident in London’s basic strengths and that we will make up business elsewhere.

4. Saul Alinsky:

   Obama said. Obama even joked at one point that his administration may have been able to achieve more if it were legal to offer patronage, noting a this-for-that strategy was essential in passing some of America’s most historic legislation. See the Fox News 2016 battleground prediction map and make your own election projections. See Predictions Map Yeah, because then it was transactional, then it was ‘I’d like this, I need that,’ and one of the things that’s changed from the [Lyndon] Johnson era obviously is I don’t have a postmaster job. Shoot, not just Johnson’s age — [Abraham] Lincoln’s age. Good-government reforms have hamstrung an administration, which I think is for the most part for the best. Obama did not spend much time speaking about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign. But he traced the billionaire's political rise back to Sarah Palin’s selection as Sen. John McCain’s presidential running mate in 2008.

5. Josh Holmes:

   I mean, I haven't talked to McConnell about this, but knowing him as well as I know, I bet he's laughing his ass off, because this is precisely what his prediction of this would be all along.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Prediction
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prediction
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Prediction
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prediction
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Prediction
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Prediction