[ 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 .
[ 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. 2004