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Prognostic vs Manifestation - What's the difference?

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Prognostic is a related term of manifestation.


As nouns the difference between prognostic and manifestation

is that prognostic is (rare|medicine) prognosis while manifestation is the act or process of becoming manifest.

As an adjective prognostic

is of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.

prognostic

English

Alternative forms

* prognostick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.

    • Synonyms

    * foretelling * predictive

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare, medicine) prognosis
    • (Parr)
  • A sign by which a future event may be known or foretold.
    • Careful observers may foretell the hour
    (By sure prognostics) when to dread a show’r.
    While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o’er
    Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. Jonathan Swift
  • A prediction of the future.
  • * Macaulay
    • The choice of a successor was no light matter. That choice would inevitably be considered by the country as a prognostic of the highest import.
  • One who predicts the future.

    • Synonyms

    * (sign) indication, sign, omen, foretelling, prediction

    Related terms

    * prognostatic * prognosis * prognosticable * prognosticate ----

    manifestation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of becoming manifest.
    • The last known manifestation of the ghost was over ten years ago.
  • The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing.
    • This particular manifestation resembled a young girl crying.
  • (medical) The symptoms or observable conditions which are seen as a result of some disease.
  • A pattern or logo on a sheet of glass, as decoration and/or to prevent people from accidentally walking in to it.