the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The process of calculating and predicting future events, usually based on extrapolation from past experience, and with varying degress of uncertainty.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of one who forecasts, or provides for consequences; premeditation.
Having forethought; characterized by premeditation.
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n. a statement made about the future
Word Usage
"In other words, weather forecasting is an “initial value” problem."