projection
noun [C] (CALCULATION) /prəˈdʒek.ʃən/Definition
C1 a calculation or guess about the future based on information that you have: The company has failed to achieve last year's sales projections by 30 percent.Predicting things and intuition
(Definition of projection noun (CALCULATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- augur verb
- augury noun
- bellwether noun
- bode verb
- cross sb's hand/palm with silver idiom
- crystal ball noun
- inkling noun
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