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Forecast vs Probability - What's the difference?

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Forecast is a related term of probability.


As nouns the difference between forecast and probability

is that forecast is an estimation of a future condition while probability is the state of being probable; likelihood.

As a verb forecast

is to estimate how something will be in the future.

forecast

Verb

  • To estimate how something will be in the future.
  • to forecast the weather
    to forecast a storm
  • (obsolete) To contrive or plan beforehand.
  • * Milton
  • If it happen as I did forecast .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An estimation of a future condition.
  • A prediction of the weather.
  • :* What's the forecast for tomorrow?
  • probability

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia probability) (probabilities)
  • the state of being probable; likelihood
  • an event that is likely to occur
  • the relative likelihood of an event happening
  • (mathematics) a number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening
  • Derived terms

    * conditional probability * frequency probability * joint probability * propensity probability

    See also

    * odds * possibility * verisimilitude