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Prediction
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Forecast
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Definition of
PREDICTION
1: an act of
predicting
2: something that is
predicted : forecast
Examples of
PREDICTION
Journalists have
begun making predictions about the winner of the coming election.
Despite predictions
that the store would fail, it has done very well.
The figures and
statistics are used for the prediction of future economic trends.
First Known Use of
PREDICTION 1561
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Definition of
FORECAST
transitive verb
1a : to calculate or
predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and
analysis of available pertinent data; especially : to predict (weather
conditions) on the basis of correlated meteorological observations
1b : to indicate as
likely to occur
2: to serve as a
forecast of : presage <such events may forecast peace>
intransitive verb
1: to calculate the
future
Examples of FORECAST
They're forecasting
rain for this weekend.
The company is
forecasting reduced profits.
Experts forecast
that the economy will slow in the coming months.
First Known Use of
FORECAST 15th century
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Prediction VS Forecast
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