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Predicting vs Guessing - What's the difference?

predicting | guessing |

As verbs the difference between predicting and guessing

is that predicting is while guessing is .

As a noun guessing is

the act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight.

predicting

English

Verb

(head)
  • :2000 , , (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) , xiii.
  • ::Professor Trelawney kept predicting Harry’s death, which he found extremely annoying.

    • guessing

    English

    Noun

    (guessings)
  • The act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * guessing game