Thesaurus results for PROGNOSTIC

prognostic

noun

präg-ˈnä-stik

Definition of prognostic

as in prediction

a declaration that something will happen in the future a prognostic of a global pandemic that turned out to be distressingly accurate

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Recent Examples of prognostic What is contained in this prognostic are rules or instructions by which to predict the very season, day, and hour of death coming to one who is sick, by the signs that are here set down. — David Treuer, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021

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Called VFlash, the method allows vision-language models (VLMs) to generate complete robot trajectories and other spatial predictions in a single pass, rather than producing coordinates one at a time.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
While some prediction market betting has been argued to have societal value — for instance, a company hedging against a costly change in government policy — Mitts notes betting on entertainment industry news isn’t really one of them.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

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Some states have requested on-the-ground assistance from the CDC, including Pennsylvania, which received one person to help with data analysis and outbreak forecasting.

— Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2026
The information could also support drainage planning, insurance risk assessments, and weather forecasting models.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of forecasting

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The forecast found that average rent in the area is 18% higher than in LA County, and lower-quality units are 22% more expensive compared to LA County.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
And with forecasts predicting a wetter winter, last week’s flooding may be a preview of what’s to come.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

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