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prediction
Sign in to saveAlso known as forecast, prognosis, forecasting
thumb|''The Old Farmer's Almanac'' is famous in the U.S. for its (not necessarily accurate) long-range weather predictions.
Prediction is the act of saying what you think will happen in the future, often based on patterns or information you already know. It matters because people use predictions to plan ahead—like farmers checking weather forecasts before planting crops or businesses estimating future sales to decide how much to produce.
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- Medicine and healthcare
- Predictive medicine
- Prognosis
- Clinical prediction rules
- Finance
- Sports
- Social science
- Prophecy
- Artificial intelligence in astrology
- Fiction
- Poetry
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thumb|''The Old Farmer's Almanac'' is famous in the U.S. for its (not necessarily accurate) long-range weather predictions.
A prediction () or forecast is a statement about a future event or about future data. Predictions are often, but not always, based upon experience or knowledge of forecasters. There is no universal agreement about the exact difference between "prediction" and "estimation"; different authors and disciplines ascribe different connotations.