Prediction is a similar, but more general term.

What's the fourth one? That's how we test it. It's all about prediction.

If the prediction is reasonable, fewer bits can be used to represent the same information.

In the case of uncertainty, expectation is what is considered the most likely to happen.

Without this expectation, the EU s policy would likely be even more costly.

The first instance of reference class forecasting in practice is described in Flyvbjerg (2006).

While it assumes predictable financial flows, such predictability can be spurious.

Many nations, large and small, are now well on the way to meeting this projection.

Whether or not such an expectation is truthful or not, has little or no effect on the outcome.

And that prediction came true, and this little girl is Rahima Banu, and she was the last case of killer smallpox in the world.

And I finally came across this fantastic quote by a British playwright, William Archer Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty.

The Present Value of the Terminal Value is then added to the PV of the free cash flows in the projection period to arrive at an implied Enterprise Value.

Anticipatory action is an element of the inherent right of self defence that remains lawful under the United Nations Charter.

Only then can it be expected that parliaments will actively pursue the ratification of international instruments, their early entry into force and translation into national legislation.

The key word to which we should return in defining our policy towards Russia is predictability.

At present, the Council of State and concerned law enforcement agencies is reviewing the draft, and it is expected to come into force early next year.

Such forecasting also requires an understanding of how advanced economies are coming to grips with that shift, and how the international monetary system will adjust as a result.

This provides a future value at the end of Year N. The terminal value is then discounted using a factor equal to the number of years in the projection period.

You obviously do what the precautionary principle suggests, you try to anticipate it, but after anticipating it, you constantly asses it, not just once, but eternally.

If such banks fail, they are resolved by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the normal fashion, and this has always been the market s ex ante expectation.

And I will do that by trying to predict precisely at what year the average income per person in India, in China, will reach that of the West.

The overwhelming and sensible expectation is that the two parties will compromise and raise the debt ceiling before inflicting serious economic and financial dislocations.

By calling what s being taken from the young taxes, rather than borrowing that is, a promise to repay far more than what s being taken the implicit debts have been intentionally kept off the books.

Indeed, the uniform prediction prior to the 2004 election was that, after having lost three elections in a row, the Congress was heading for its fourth defeat and eventual dissolution.

The actuarial report will show required contributions and imbalances, an analysis of gains and losses, calculations of the actuarial value of accrued benefits, hypothetical projection results over 30 years and the results of monitoring of the two track system.

In the same way, I predict (and am trying to foster) the emergence of a Quantified Community movement, with communities measuring the state, health, and activities of their people and institutions, thereby improving them.

Authoritarian regimes, especially those with severe income and wealth inequality, inherently create a risk of arbitrariness, unpredictability, and instability.

We've gotten good at predicting and preparing for storms before they take innocent lives and cause irreversible damage, but we still can't do that with water, and here's why.

The EU could work towards a common arms export policy by seeking a shared understanding of the predictability and stability of third party countries.

They were more right than they knew. Who, after all, could have anticipated that Bill Clinton would be followed by a US president committed to undermining the multilateral system in all its manifestations?

Management had discussed this matter with other United Nations agencies and was still awaiting the report of the United Nations Secretariat, a prospect already mentioned in the previous Board reports.

Standard errors in prediction equations for residual volume have been measured at 579 mL for men and 355 mL for women, while the use of 0.24 FVC gave a standard error of 318 mL.

Noting also the contributions made by regional and global climate study organizations and specialized Internet information services, which have led to improved scientific understanding and prediction capabilities in the area of climate variability,

Workers and other asset holders place a very high value on safety, security, and predictability, so a defined benefit pension plan is extremely valuable.

2.4 In Vanuatu, the Courts have acted in accordance with the legitimate expectation created by the Government, by virtue of it ratifying CEDAW without reservations, that it, and its agencies, will act in accordance with CEDAW principles.

Of course, governments cannot always be ahead of the curve. They will also have to react and respond to new needs and demands, such as the expectation that public services meet the same level of high tech efficiency and convenience that private companies offer.

It would thus be unreasonable to expect the petitioner to initiate separate proceedings under the general provisions of section 267 after having unsuccessfully invoked section 266 (b) of the Danish Criminal Code in respect of circumstances directly implicating the language and object of that provision.

NEW YORK Economic pundits, almost without exception, are predicting a stronger dollar in 2015 an expectation that is leading investors to place some very large bets. But that market strategy could turn out to be a very large mistake.

DG Well, no, it's a great point. It remains to be seen whether the joy of anticipation is exactly equaled by the amount of disappointment after the lottery. Because remember, people who didn't buy tickets don't feel awful the next day either, even though they don't feel great during the drawing.

According to the Court, the foreseeability requirement is met if, all the circumstances of the case considered, a reasonable person could have foreseen the consequences of the breach of contract, even if not in all details and in their final amount (article 8 (2) CISG).

This projection is based on the assumption that more memorandums of understanding with troop and equipment providers will be signed for MINUSTAH, ONUB and UNOCI, and new memorandums will be signed for UNMIS.

But it is a reasonable expectation often legitimately reinforced through civic education for all children that citizens know how to participate in public affairs, and especially that they know what their and others rights are.

Recalling further the emphasis placed in the solemn declaration on the terms of Tokelau's special relationship with New Zealand, including the expectation that the form of help that Tokelau could continue to expect from New Zealand in promoting the well being of its people, besides its external interests, would be clearly established within the framework of that relationship,

In research that Carmen Reinhart and I have done on the history of financial crises, we find that public debt typically doubles, even adjusting for inflation, in the three years following a crisis. Many nations, large and small, are now well on the way to meeting this projection.

Finally, the Supreme Court noted that the right to damages under article 74 CISG follows the principle of foreseeability and full compensation, and that all losses, including expenses made in view of the performance of the contract and loss of profit, are to be compensated to the extent they were foreseeable at the time of the conclusion of the contract.