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prognostic

/prɑgˈnɑstɪk/
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Other forms: prognostics; prognostically

A prognostic is like a sneak peek into the future, offering clues or predictions about what might happen next, especially in medicine or weather forecasting.

In medicine, doctors often talk about prognostic factors, which are signs or symptoms that help predict how a patient's illness will progress. Similarly, in weather forecasting, certain cloud formations can be prognostic of an approaching storm. Coming from the Greek word prognōstikos, meaning "foreknowing," this term is used to offer insight into future events, helping people anticipate and prepare for what may come.

Definitions of prognostic
  1. adjective
    relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
    prophetic, prophetical
    foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
  2. noun
    a sign of something about to happen
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    types:
    auspice
    a favorable omen
    foreboding
    an unfavorable omen
    death knell
    an omen of death or destruction
    type of:
    augury, foretoken, preindication, sign
    an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
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