SportsAugust 21, 2026

prognostications

prog-nuh-sti-KAY-shunz

Definition

The act of making a prediction about the future based on evidence or analysis.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'prognosticare' (to foretell), which comes from the Greek 'prognostikos' meaning 'foreknowing'. It entered English in the late 14th century to describe the act of predicting future events.

In the news

Phil Steele is described as the 'proud papa of pigskin prognostications,' referring to his career-long practice of analyzing data to predict the outcomes of college football games.

‘It’s all I do’: Inside the year-long grind of the man behind college football’s Bible

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