prevision

• Nom désignant la capacité de prévoir ou de prédire des événements futurs, ou l'acte de connaître ou de voir quelque chose à l'avance, souvent par vision prophétique ou raisonnement.

A noun referring to the ability to foresee or predict future events, or the act of knowing or seeing something in advance, often through prophetic vision or reasoning.

1. Prophetic visionC2formal

   A vision or revelation of future events, often experienced in a dream or trance.

   Vision prophétique

   • The prophet had a prevision of the coming flood.
   • Her prevision in a dream warned her of the danger.
   • Ancient texts describe previsions of great battles.

   Synonymesauguryclairvoyancedivinationforeknowledgepresageprescienceprognosticationprophecysecond sightvaticination

2. Foresight or foreknowledgeC2formal

   The ability to know or predict future events before they happen.

   prescience

   • His prevision of the market crash saved his investments.
   • She had a remarkable prevision of the outcome.
   • The leader's prevision guided the nation through the crisis.

   Synonymesanticipationclairvoyanceforeknowledgeforesightpredictionprescienceprognosticationprophecysecond sight

3. Prediction based on reasoningC2formal

   The act of predicting future events by logical analysis or reasoning.

   Prévision par raisonnement

   • The scientist's prevision of climate change was based on data.
   • Economic previsions often rely on complex models.
   • His prevision of the election results proved accurate.

   Synonymesforecastpredictionprognosisprognosticationprojection