To predict is to say what you think will happen in the future, based on information, patterns, or guesses. It can be scientific, like weather forecasts, or more informal, like personal guesses.
“Predict” comes from Latin *praedicere*, “to say beforehand,” from *prae-* (“before”) + *dicere* (“to say”). The idea is literally speaking something before it happens.
Prediction is really about patterns: if you can spot a pattern, you can often guess what comes next. Modern AI, weather models, and even stock trading are all supercharged versions of the same basic human habit.
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