retrodictionn.

Brit.

/ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈdɪkʃn/, U.S.

/ˌrɛtrəˈdɪkʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: retro- prefix, diction n.; retro- prefix, Latin dictiōn-, dictiō.

Etymology: < retro- prefix + either diction n. or its etymon classical Latin dictiōn-, dictiō, after prediction n. Compare retrodictive adj., and later retrodict v.

An assertion or deduction about an earlier action or event, esp. inferred from the laws that are assumed to have governed it; the action of making such an assertion or deduction. Cf. postdiction n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > process of inferring, inference > [noun] > based on inferred laws

generalization1761

extrapolation1872

retrodiction1895

intrapolation1923

postdiction1940

1895 J. M. Robertson Buckle & his Critics x. 311 Let us first put a little order in our conception of prediction and ‘retrodiction’ as they indisputably take place in the settled sciences.

1940 Philosophy 15 22 It may be what Mr Ryle calls a retrodiction, as when I infer from marks seen in the snow that a cat has passed that way.

1956 Proc. Aristotelian Soc. 56 197 We call X a good poet because he has written some good poems—but this involves no prediction that he will produce more, and no retrodiction to hidden (or burnt) adolescent masterpieces.

1975 J. W. Cornman Perception, Common Sense & Sci. viii. 303 Epistemic and causal indeterminacy limit prediction but not retrodiction.

2002 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 583 18/1 Not merely a prediction as to the future course of the illness, but..a retrodiction of what had already taken place.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retrodiction
释义	retrodictionn. Brit. /ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈdɪkʃn/, U.S. /ˌrɛtrəˈdɪkʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: retro- prefix, diction n.; retro- prefix, Latin dictiōn-, dictiō. Etymology: < retro- prefix + either diction n. or its etymon classical Latin dictiōn-, dictiō, after prediction n. Compare retrodictive adj., and later retrodict v. An assertion or deduction about an earlier action or event, esp. inferred from the laws that are assumed to have governed it; the action of making such an assertion or deduction. Cf. postdiction n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > process of inferring, inference > [noun] > based on inferred laws generalization1761 extrapolation1872 retrodiction1895 intrapolation1923 postdiction1940 1895 J. M. Robertson Buckle & his Critics x. 311 Let us first put a little order in our conception of prediction and ‘retrodiction’ as they indisputably take place in the settled sciences. 1940 Philosophy 15 22 It may be what Mr Ryle calls a retrodiction, as when I infer from marks seen in the snow that a cat has passed that way. 1956 Proc. Aristotelian Soc. 56 197 We call X a good poet because he has written some good poems—but this involves no prediction that he will produce more, and no retrodiction to hidden (or burnt) adolescent masterpieces. 1975 J. W. Cornman Perception, Common Sense & Sci. viii. 303 Epistemic and causal indeterminacy limit prediction but not retrodiction. 2002 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 583 18/1 Not merely a prediction as to the future course of the illness, but..a retrodiction of what had already taken place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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