Prognostication (noun)

  1. The act or practice of predicting future events or developments.
  2. A prediction or forecast of future events or developments.

Origin:

From the latin word "prognosticationem" meaning prediction, from "prognosticare" meaning to predict, from "pro-" meaning before and "gnosticus" meaning knowing.

Examples:

  1. The weatherman"s prognostication of the storm"s path was accurate.
  2. The psychic's prognostication of the lottery numbers was wrong.
  3. The economist"s prognostication of the stock market"s performance was on point.
  4. The prognostication of the company's growth was overly optimistic.
  5. The prognostication of the political outcome was uncertain.
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