prediction
noun
an act of predicting.
predictions
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pluralof prediction.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Sam Farmer makes his predictions for Week 8 of the NFL season, with the Lions defeating the unbeaten Vikings and the Steelers beating the Browns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Researchers say larger, more representative studies and longer follow-up periods will be needed to confirm the findings and improve the precision of individual risk predictions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Establishing whether this alternative can describe the actual universe would require determining how well its predictions match astronomical observations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
However, the OBR also emphasised the difficulties in economic forecasting, highlighting uncertainty over the future path of inflation, in particular, which could turn out to be either significantly higher or lower than their predictions.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The theoretically more interesting field of inferential statistics uses probability theory to make predictions, to estimate important characteristics of a population, and to test the validity of hypotheses.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
