'Prognostic' definitions:

Definition of 'prognostic'

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adjective
Of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions [syn: predictive, prognostic, prognosticative]
noun
A sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" [syn: omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy]

Definition of 'Prognostic'

From: GCIDE
  • Prognostic \Prog*nos"tic\, v. t. To prognosticate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Prognostic'

From: GCIDE
  • Prognostic \Prog*nos"tic\, a. [Gr. prognwstiko`n. See Prognosis.] Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Prognostic'

From: GCIDE
  • Prognostic \Prog*nos"tic\, n. [L. prognosticum, Gr. ?: cf. F. pronostic, prognostic. See Prognostic, a.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. That which prognosticates; a sign by which a future event may be known or foretold; an indication; a sign or omen; hence, a foretelling; a prediction. [1913 Webster]
  • That choice would inevitably be considered by the country as a prognostic of the highest import. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Med.) A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease. --Parr. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Sign; omen; presage; token; indication. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'prognostic'

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