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prediction

pre·dic·tion [ prə díkshən ] (plural pre·dic·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. statement about future: a statement of what somebody thinks will happen in the future

2. act of predicting: the making of a statement or forming of an opinion about what will happen in the future

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