What is another word for forecasts?

Pronunciation: [fˈɔːkasts] (IPA)

Forecasts, also commonly known as predictions or projections, are important tools for planning and decision making. They help us foresee the future by analyzing data, trends, and patterns. Other synonyms for the term "forecasts" include estimates, outlooks, foresights, prognoses, and anticipations. Estimates refer to approximations that are derived from current information while outlooks and foresights refer to broader views of the future. Prognoses are medical forecasts that refer to the expected course of an illness, and anticipations relate to expectations or hopes for future events. Understanding these synonyms allows us to communicate more effectively and use forecasts to make informed decisions.

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Usage examples for Forecasts

It is hardly necessary to make forecasts-possibly it is wiser to ask what can possibly hinder the development of this favored section.
"History of the United States, Volume 6 (of 6)"
E. Benjamin Andrews
It attracted attention at the time for its interest, and later for its accurate forecasts of events.
"The Government of England (Vol. I)"
A. Lawrence Lowell
Looking forward, it forecasts the functional theory of knowledge.
"John Dewey's logical theory"
Delton Thomas Howard

Famous quotes with Forecasts

  • During the early 1960s, I decided to supplement research support for quantitative economic studies at Pennsylvania by selling econometric forecasts to private and public sector buyers.
    Lawrence R. Klein
  • It is almost possible to predict one or two days in advance, within a rather broad range of probability, what the weather is going to be; it is even thought that it will not be impossible to publish daily forecasts, which would be very useful to soci.
    Antoine Lavoisier
  • I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor.
    William Gilmore Simms
  • Isn't it interesting that the same people who laugh at science fiction listen to weather forecasts and economists
    Kelvin III Throop

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