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Backcast

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look aheadverbTo consider the future, to anticipate future events.
plan onverbTo expect; to anticipate future actions based on.
hindcastnoun(mathematics) A test of a mathematical model by using data from a past event.
retrodictnounTo attempt to estimate the previous state from the present.
see beyondverbTo be capable of predicting the future past a certain point.
forecastnounA prediction of the weather.
backshadowverb(literature) To demonstrate how an event that has already occurred will affect the future.
backstepnounA step backwards
backchainnoun(computing, artificial intelligence) To perform inferences, starting with a list of goals (or a hypothesis) and working backwards from the consequent to the antecedent.
foreconstructverb(transitive) To construct in advance
backtracenoun(computing) A stack trace.
previsionnounAdvance knowledge; foresight.
backreadverb(Internet slang, especially IRC) To catch up on an ongoing conversation, by reading previous portions one was not present for.
backprojectverbTo create back projection.
proactnounTo take action in advance of an expected event
bootstrapnoun(computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory.
forecallverbTo call in advance.
forncastverb(transitive, obsolete) To arrange beforehand; forecast.
backtimenoun(broadcasting) Alternative form of back time. [(broadcasting) The time during a broadcast at which previously rehearsed material should begin, in order to fit the schedule correctly.]
get ahead ofverbTo take preemptive action before a potential development becomes reality.

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