prognosticationnoun [ C or U ]
/prɒɡ.nɒs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən//prɑːɡ.nɑː.stəˈkeɪ.ʃən/a judgment or the act of making a judgment about what is likely to happen in the future:
optimistic economic prognostications
his powers of prognostication
specialized medical a medical judgment about the likely or expected development of a disease:
DNA analysis will help doctors offer better prognostications.
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Judgments and analyses
- acquihire
- analysis
- appraisal
- assessment
- construction
- critique
- heed
- interpretation
- job evaluation
- judgment
- misjudge
- notice
- press
- rating
- review
- self-assessment
- study
- time-and-motion study
- unrated
- value judgment
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