retrodiction
/ˌrɛtroʊˈdɪkʃən/
noun
- A statement or claim about past events, especially one based on present evidence or theory.
- Her retrodiction that the storm had hit the coast was confirmed by old weather logs.
- The scientist's retrodiction about the ancient climate matched the fossil record.
- Historians often rely on retrodiction to explain why a war started.
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