RETRODICTION


Meaning of RETRODICTION in English

[ ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)'dɪkʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun the explanation or interpretation of past events inferred from the laws that are assumed to have governed them.

Derivatives

retrodict verb

Origin

C19: from retro- + prediction .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.