prognostic

prognostic [-'s, -s] n

ME < OFr < L. prognōsticon < Gk προγιγνώσκειν, know beforehand.

  1. Prophet; seer; person who predicts the future; [fig.] prediction; prophecy; foreknowledge; foreshadowing; foretelling; supposition; conjecture; guess; hypothesis; surmise; reasoned speculation about future events.