单词 | prediction |
释义 | prediction (prɪdɪkʃən ) Word forms: predictions variable noun B2 If you make a prediction about something, you say what you think will happen. He was unwilling to make a prediction about which books would sell in the coming year. Predictions that the recession will be short are small comfort to those already affected. Weather prediction has never been a perfect science. Synonyms: prophecy, forecast, prognosis, divination Collocations: confident prediction After confident predictions of 300,000 visitors per annum, the centre failed to reach half that in its first year. Times, Sunday Times (2008) One of the most confident predictions all the pundits made about this election was that it would turn on foreign policy. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Huge doubt remains over what will happen, despite confident predictions from key figures. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Despite many dire predictions, a similar epidemic has yet to happen in the UK. Taking Drugs Seriously (1994) So what happened to the dire predictions of a cold winter? Times, Sunday Times (2006) We have heard the dire predictions of global warming. Christianity Today (2000) The government has stuck by its growth prediction of 1.8 per cent this year, although there are signs that it may be preparing to scale back that figure. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It also cut growth predictions for next year from 2.6 per cent to 2.3 per cent. The Sun (2016) Some forecasters are revising up their growth predictions for next year. Times, Sunday Times (2009) If the prediction proves to be correct, it would mark the fifth successive year of record dividend increases. Times,Sunday Times If the prediction proves accurate, the film, which had a budget of $175 million, could become the biggest flop ever. Times, Sunday Times Though it would be nice if that 2.9% was a tenth of a percentage point higher, nobody would complain too much if its prediction proves correct. Times, Sunday Times The database provides a series of regularly updated sequence based classification that allow reliable prediction of mechanism (retaining/inverting), active site residues and possible substrates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It seems proponents of 'global warming' are so desperate to claim weather extremes as 'theirs' that they cannot countenance our 85 per cent reliable predictions through solar-based methods. Times, Sunday Times Although the absence of meteor storms that season confirmed the calculations, the advance of much better computing tools was needed to arrive at reliable predictions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, there are insufficient climate data to make reliable predictions on population trends. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Practical experience and skill in testing are invaluable and lead to reliable predictions being made. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A key testable prediction was that a folded protein's carbonyl groups should be largely converted to hydroxyl groups; however, spectroscopic and chemical experiments showed that this prediction was incorrect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 None of these ideas are considered scientific hypotheses; by definition a scientific hypothesis must make testable predictions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was a leader in critical behavior theory and developed methods for distilling testable predictions for critical exponents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One must always add auxiliary hypotheses in order to make testable predictions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They then explore the consequences of these ideas and work toward making testable predictions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 预言 Japanese: 予測 |
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