prediction

prediction
predict pre‧dict [prɪˈdɪkt] verb [transitive]
to say what you think will happen:

• Wall Street had been predicting a quarterly profit of 5 cents per share.

predict that

• Economists are predicting that growth will slow.

• Unemployment is predicted to increase to 700,000 by the end of the year.

— prediction noun [countable] :

• The data can be used to make useful economic predictions.

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prediction UK US /prɪˈdɪkʃən/ noun [C]
a statement about what you think will happen in the future: make a prediction »

Analysts are busy making predictions about what we can expect in the next budget.

prediction that »

This fall has confirmed our prediction that confidence would soften in the wake of interest rate rises.

prediction of sth »

Output will grow by only 2.2% this year, well down on last October's prediction of 3.6%.

prediction for sth »

His prediction for the economy in 2003, which many thought over-optimistic, turned out to be spot-on.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Prediction — Pre*dic tion, n. [L. praedictio: cf. F. pr[ e]diction.] The act of foretelling; also, that which is foretold; prophecy. [1913 Webster] The predictions of cold and long winters. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Syn: Prophecy; prognostication; foreboding;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • prediction — ► NOUN 1) a thing predicted; a forecast. 2) the action of predicting …   English terms dictionary

  • prediction — [prē dik′shən, pridik′shən] n. [L praedictio] 1. a predicting or being predicted 2. the thing predicted or foretold …   English World dictionary

  • Prédiction — Il y a plusieurs façons de faire des prédictions. La prédiction dynamique est une méthode inventée par Newton et Leibniz. Newton l’a appliquée avec succès au mouvement des planètes et de leurs satellites. Depuis elle est devenue la grande méthode …   Wikipédia en Français

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