predication
- n (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
- This brand-new "airfare predication engine" calculates whether the lowest price on plane tickets currently, only for trips out of Seattle or Boston will rise or fall over .
- Justice lawyers have insisted that FBI agents cannot fish around in the affairs of high-level officials unless there is an open investigation and "predication," meaning a specific .
- The Department regularly uses preliminary reviews to gather information to determine whether there is sufficient predication to warrant a full investigation of a matter.