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1. prediction, anticipation, prevision(noun)

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

2. prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication(noun)

   a statement made about the future

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. prediction(Noun)

   A statement of what will happen in the future.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Prediction(noun)

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

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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."

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

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

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Niels Bohr:

   Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.

2. Vikrant Parsai:

   The willingness to become something in life is a prediction to your success.

3. The August:

   A prediction for 5-9 hurricanes remains unchanged from the intial May outlook.

4. Reed Scherer:

   It really shows how tenacious life is, the possibilities are just beyond our prediction.

5. Amalie Nash:

   It's certainly not a prediction, we normally we do talk about viability, but it's certainly not a major factor.

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