prediction
n. countablen. a statement about what you think will happen in the future. You make one when you guess the result of a game or the weather.
n. a statement or forecast regarding a future event or outcome. Often based on observation, experience, or scientific data.
The weather prediction says it will rain tomorrow.
Economists are making a prediction that interest rates will remain stable for the rest of the year.
While the model's prediction was accurate regarding the direction of the trend, it failed to account for the magnitude of the market's sudden volatility.
Learned borrowing from Latin praedictiō, praedictiōnis; equivalent to predict + -ion. Compare the Germanic equivalents forespeaking, foretale, foretelling.
Commonly takes the preposition 'about' or 'of'; often used with the verbs 'make', 'offer', or 'confirm'.
my prediction for the future is...my prediction is...Since a prediction is inherently about the future, adding 'for the future' is often redundant in professional writing.