different between prediction vs clairvoyance

English

Alternative forms

• prædiction (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praedictio, praedictionis; equivalent to predict +? -ion. Equivalent to Germanic forespeaking, foretale, foretelling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???d?k?n/

Noun

prediction (plural predictions)

1. A statement of what will happen in the future.

   "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra or Robert Storm Petersen (in translation from Danish)

2. A probability estimation based on statistical methods.

Synonyms

• (statement about the future): forecast, foretale, foretelling, halseny, prognosis, prognostication

Related terms

• predict

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French clairvoyance.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kl???v???ns/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kl???v???ns/

Noun

clairvoyance (usually uncountable, plural clairvoyances)

1. (parapsychology) The power to see the future.

Hyponyms

• clairaudience
• metagnomy
• precognition
• psychometry
• second sight

Related terms

• clairvoyant

Translations

See also

• claircognizance
• clairsentience

Anagrams

• ovarian cycle

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kl??.vwa.j??s/
• Rhymes: -??s

Noun

clairvoyance f (plural clairvoyances)

1. clairvoyance

Further reading

• “clairvoyance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).