Forecast vs Backcast - What's the difference?
forecast | backcast |
To estimate how something will be in the future.
(obsolete) To contrive or plan beforehand.
* Milton
An estimation of a future condition.
A prediction of the weather.
:* What's the forecast for tomorrow?
To identify the actions required in order to reach a proposed future.
To change retrospectively; reverse.
A cast or throw back.
A backward stroke, or a stroke driving one back.
(figuratively) Any discouragement or cause of relapse or failure.
Misfortune; reverse; reversal; a relapse in health or illness; moral backsliding.
Retrospect; hindsight.
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As verbs the difference between forecast and backcast
is that forecast is to estimate how something will be in the future while backcast is to identify the actions required in order to reach a proposed future.As nouns the difference between forecast and backcast
is that forecast is an estimation of a future condition while backcast is a cast or throw back.As an adjective backcast is
retrospective.As an adverb backcast is
long ago; in the past.forecast
English
(wikipedia forecast)Verb
- to forecast the weather
- to forecast a storm
- If it happen as I did forecast .