prognostication
AmericanEtymology
Origin of prognostication
1350–1400; Middle English pronosticacion < Medieval Latin prognōsticātiōn- (stem of prognōsticātiō ). See prognosticate, -ion
Example Sentences
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That said, the BDC has a 30% exposure to software, but O’Neill says everyone has to make a prognostication about the risk of default and the recovery rate in that event.
From Barron's
Every decade or economic cycle, or so it seems, brings another prognostication, each of which ends up cycling from scary to silly in short order.
From Barron's
Every decade or economic cycle, or so it seems, brings another prognostication, each of which ends up cycling from scary to silly in short order.
From Barron's
“You’re just the person I came to see, but it seems you found me first. Have you acquired skills of prognostication, like our friend Madame Ionesco?”
From Literature
For unless one has the gift of prognostication, are not all events at least somewhat unexpected?
From Literature
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