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13 Jul 2017
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What is the difference between predict and forecast ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between predict and forecast ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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13 Jul 2017
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Mostly the same. I only see forecast used for weather in day to day use. For other things, predict is more natural.
forecast can be used as noun and verb:
The weather forecast
To forecast the weather
predict is only a verb
prediction is its noun
To predict the future
A prediction for the future
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- Portuguese (Brazil)
Mostly the same. I only see forecast used for weather in day to day use. For other things, predict is more natural.
forecast can be used as noun and verb:
The weather forecast
To forecast the weather
predict is only a verb
prediction is its noun
To predict the future
A prediction for the future
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