Collocations withprediction
These are words often used in combination withprediction.
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accurate prediction
The diathesis-stress/incoherent present state of mind model achieved the highest accurate prediction rate (four out of four).
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confident prediction
When information is imperfect, however, this confident prediction is not possible.
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dire prediction
Will he join me in welcoming the fact that that dire prediction has been proved to be completely without foundation?
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earthquake prediction
This was the first successful earthquake prediction in history.
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firm prediction
However, before making a firm prediction here, it should be remembered that on my approach lexical items need to go through fusion processes to be embedded in the system.
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gloomy predictions
It is cold comfort to reiterate that the record of the past belies gloomy predictions.
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inaccurate prediction
Their prior inaccurate predictions in nearly identical circumstances would make most families, regardless of culture, doubt those same predictions now.
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optimistic prediction
Yet in order for such an optimistic prediction to pan out, game designers will have to decide whether their target consumers are gamers or music aficionados.
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precise prediction
Even the most precise prediction table or equation would vastly and unacceptably overpredict in this case.
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prediction of future
This, for example, is why confidence in prediction of future climate is greater now than it was 20 years ago.
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quantitative prediction
Since feed evaluation is concerned with quantitative prediction, feed evaluation systems comprise one or more equations and thus are models in themselves.
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reliable prediction
Only then can a reliable prediction be made for the time scale of the current-current interaction process with realistic resistivities.
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specific prediction
Across gender, aggressive behaviors at home showed specific prediction effects, predicting teacher and peer rated aggression at school.
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testable prediction
A particular testable prediction follows from this suggestion.
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theoretical prediction
The theoretical prediction, however, could be based on fully exact theory and computations only.
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weather prediction
This is followed by a description of numerical weather prediction and ecosystem models, and finishes with a discussion on model errors.
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