futurology
- n the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions
- In this century, an entire futurology industry has arisen to satisfy the planning needs of corporations, governments and military establishments.
- But in the final chapter, when Thompson soared into a free-form essay on myth as futurology, his intent became clear: he is a man questing for evidence of man's perfectibility.
- If science fiction outlived the OTA, it also gets more girls, gold and glory than its other big rival, professional corporate futurology.