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prefiguration vs prediction

prediction vs prefiguration

prefiguration and prediction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prefiguration Yes No No No
prediction Yes No No No
As nouns, prediction is a hypernym of prefiguration; that is, prediction is a word with a broader meaning than prefiguration:
  • prefiguration: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
  • prediction: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
Other hypernyms of prefiguration include anticipation, prevision.
prefiguration (noun) prediction (noun)
the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come a statement made about the future
Difference between prefiguration and prediction

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