English noun: prediction |
1. | prediction (cognition) the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) |
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| Synonyms | anticipation, prevision |
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| Broader (hypernym) | abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | adumbration, foreshadowing, prefiguration, prognostication, projection, prophecy, vaticination |
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2. | prediction (communication) a statement made about the future |
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| Synonyms | forecasting, foretelling, prognostication |
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| Broader (hypernym) | statement |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | divination, extropy, forecast, fortunetelling, horoscope, meteorology, prognosis, prophecy, weather forecasting |
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