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prognosis vs prediction

prediction vs prognosis

prognosis and prediction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prognosis Yes No No No
prediction Yes No No No
As nouns, prediction is a hypernym of prognosis; that is, prediction is a word with a broader meaning than prognosis:
  • prognosis: a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
  • prediction: a statement made about the future
Other hypernyms of prognosis include forecasting, foretelling, prognostication.
prognosis (noun) prediction (noun)
a prediction of the course of a disease the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop a statement made about the future
Difference between prognosis and prediction

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