Definitions for prediction
prɪˈdɪk ʃənpre·dic·tion

Princeton's WordNet(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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(4.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prediction(Noun)

   A statement of what will happen in the future.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)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

How to pronounce prediction?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say prediction in sign language?

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. 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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