prediction

• prædiction (archaic)

Borrowed from Latin praedictio, praedictionis; equivalent to predict +‎ -ion. Equivalent to Germanic forespeaking, foretale, foretelling.

• IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈdɪkʃn/

prediction (plural predictions)

1. A statement of what will happen in the future.

   "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra or Robert Storm Petersen (in translation from Danish)

2. A probability estimation based on statistical methods.

• (statement about the future): forecast, foretale, foretelling, halseny, prognosis, prognostication

• predict