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A '''prediction''' is a statement or claim that a particular [[event]] will occur in the future in more certain terms than a forecast. The etymology of the word is Latin (præ-, "before," and dicere, "to say"). Howard H. Stevenson writes: "Prediction is at least two [[things]]: Important and hard." Important, because we have to [[act]], and hard because we have to [[realize]] the future we want, and what is the best way to get there.[1]
A '''prediction''' is a statement or claim that a particular [[event]] will occur in the future in more certain terms than a forecast. The etymology of the word is Latin (præ-, "before," and dicere, "to say"). Howard H. Stevenson writes: "Prediction is at least two [[things]]: Important and hard." Important, because we have to [[act]], and hard because we have to [[realize]] the future we want, and what is the best way to get there.[1]
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Prediction''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Prediction this link].</center>
==Informal prediction from hypothesis==
==Informal prediction from hypothesis==
Outside the rigorous [[context]] of [[science]], prediction is often confused with informed guess or opinion.
Outside the rigorous [[context]] of [[science]], prediction is often confused with informed guess or opinion.
