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forecasting

forecasting

18 3.7
Saying what will happen in the future using information
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔrˌkæstɪŋ/
translation icon : previsión
  • Activities promote research skills such as identifying the problem, planning, and forecasting.
  • weather forecasting
  • demand forecasting
  • economic forecasting

Also, a lot of schools have free student memberships to expensive forecasting services like WGSN.

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Examples

  • The economic forecasting provided by the analysts helped businesses plan for the upcoming year.

  • A few of these famous aircraft have been operated on daily met flights, helping in the task of weather forecasting.

  • So one of these organizations that does forecasting for corporate media.

  • So we also have what is basically precision weather forecasting, right?

  • Recent changes throughout Europe make forecasting impacts and changes in energy and environmental policies nearly impossible.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Local forecasting is predicting heavy rain.

  • New techniques promise better forecasting of where damaging contaminants in the ocean or atmosphere will end up.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Demand forecasting helped nursing units set staffing levels based on predicted admissions rather than the midnight census.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Weather forecasting uses data from satellites to predict future climate patterns.

  • Financial forecasting is essential for making informed investment decisions based on market trends.

Synonyms

prediction
vsforecasting
375 2.6

A guess about what will happen in the future based on facts or signs

is an ongoing analytic activity rather than a single statement
projection
vsforecasting
137 4.4

An estimate of a future result based on past and present data

is the process using broader analysis and evidence rather than only numeric estimates
prognostication
vsforecasting
8 9.3

A statement about what will happen in the future

is based on careful analysis and evidence not signs or magic
foretelling
vsforecasting
1 6.8

To say what will happen in the future

is a systematic process grounded in analysis and evidence

Compounds

weather forecasting
  • Specialized
3 3.4

Predicting what the weather will be like later in a place

How Certain

forecasting
18 3.7
projection
137 4.4
prediction
375 2.6
speculation
288 4.8
guesswork
20 4.2

Surface Forms

forecasting singular
forecastings plural

Morphology

forecasting = forecast (transparent) = fore + cast + ing

Formed by adding the gerundive suffix '-ing' to the verb 'forecast', yielding the process or activity; meaning directly follows from the base.

Etymology

The word forecasting comes from the parts fore- meaning 'before' and cast meaning 'to throw'. Imagine 'throwing' your view forward to see what will happen next, so forecasting is the act of predicting events before they happen.