Definition of Retrodict

to make an assumption about the past using present-day information

Examples of Retrodict in a sentence

The dinosaur fossils helped the scientist retrodict several different theories about what they might have eaten.  🔊

Current financial numbers can be used to retrodict what might have gone wrong in quarters past.  🔊

Because climate patterns of today closely resemble what the area was like years ago, the researcher used the info to retrodict regarding previous weather.  🔊

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