as in forecasts
a declaration that something will happen in the future
we were all amazed when the fortune-teller's predictions turned out to be true
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The economy has proven those predictions wrong.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
These explanations are most beneficial for developers, data scientists and end users seeking to understand the reasoning behind AI predictions.
—Vinay Kumar Sankarapu, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Some use cases for this include order completion and variability predictions, labor assignments, etc.
—Manoj Gujarathi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
That’s because they are trained on data — not all of which is accurate — to make predictions about what the next word in a sentence might be.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The analysis compares umbral shadow path predictions with experimental data, revealing that Irwin’s maps are the most accurate.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Even the best predictions can only accurately be made a few days or even hours in advance.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
These explanations are most beneficial for developers, data scientists and end users seeking to understand the reasoning behind AI predictions.
—Vinay Kumar Sankarapu, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Some use cases for this include order completion and variability predictions, labor assignments, etc.
—Manoj Gujarathi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
That’s because they are trained on data — not all of which is accurate — to make predictions about what the next word in a sentence might be.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The analysis compares umbral shadow path predictions with experimental data, revealing that Irwin’s maps are the most accurate.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Even the best predictions can only accurately be made a few days or even hours in advance.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Predictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictions. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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