prognostication
/prɑɡˌnɑstəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
- A statement or guess about what will happen in the future; a prediction or forecast.
- Her prognostication that the team would win the championship came true after a thrilling final game.
- Many people dismissed the economist's prognostication about a recession until it actually happened.
- The weather forecaster's prognostication of a sunny weekend turned out to be wrong.
- The act or process of predicting or forecasting something.
- Some people believe in dream prognostication, thinking dreams can reveal future events.
- The company relies on data analysis for accurate prognostication of sales trends.
- Prognostication based on ancient star patterns was once considered a serious science.
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