futurology

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

futurology
    n 1: the study or prediction of future developments on the basis
         of existing conditions [syn: {futurology}, {futuristics}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

futurology \fu`tur*ol"o*gy\, n.
   Studies projecting or predicting the future based on current
   trends. -- {fu`tur*o*log"i*cal}, a. -- {fu`tur*ol"o*gist}, n.
   [PJC]

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