forecasting

Thân thiện

The weather presenter is forecasting a sunny weekend.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act or process of making a statement about the future; prediction: "Forecasting" refers to the activity of estimating or predicting future events, trends, or conditions, typically based on analysis of current and historical data.

Usage

"Forecasting" is an uncountable noun used to describe the professional or systematic activity of making predictions. It is commonly used in contexts like business, economics, weather, and planning.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Accurate weather forecasting saves lives by warning of storms.
  • The company's financial forecasting suggested a profitable year ahead.
  • His job involves sales forecasting for the next quarter.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in the business of forecasting": to have prediction as one's primary professional activity.
  • As an economist, she is in the business of forecasting market trends.

Variants and Related Words

• Forecast (verb/noun): To predict or estimate a future event; a prediction itself.
  • Verb: They forecast heavy rain for tomorrow.
  • Noun: The sales forecast was optimistic.
• Forecaster (noun): A person who makes forecasts.
  • The forecaster revised the hurricane's predicted path.

Synonyms

• Prediction: A statement about what will happen in the future.
• Prognostication: A formal or learned prediction.
• Projection: An estimate or forecast of a future situation based on current trends.

Related Phrases

• Economic forecasting: The process of making predictions about the economy.
  • Economic forecasting is essential for government policy.
• Demand forecasting: Estimating future customer demand for a product.
  • Accurate demand forecasting helps manage inventory levels.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a statement made about the future

Từ đồng nghĩa

• prediction
• foretelling
• prognostication