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prediction.

A statement of what will happen in the future.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/
  1. A statement of what will happen in the future.

    make predictions about something
    correct prediction
  2. A probability estimation based on statistical methods.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin praedictiō, praedictiōnis; equivalent to predict + -ion. Compare the Germanic equivalents forespeaking, foretale, foretelling.

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