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Prediction vs Guesswork - What's the difference?

prediction | guesswork |

As nouns the difference between prediction and guesswork

is that prediction is prediction (act of predicting) while guesswork is an estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.

prediction

English

(wikipedia prediction)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A statement of what will happen in the future.
    • "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." (in translation from Danish)

    Synonyms

    * (statement about the future) forecast, halseny, prognosis, prognostication

    guesswork

    English

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

    (-)
  • An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.
  • *

    • Related terms

    * guesstimate

    See also

    * dead reckoning