Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
PREDICTION
prediction, anticipation, prevision
(noun) the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication
(noun) a statement made about the future
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prediction (plural predictions)
A statement of what will happen in the future.
A probability estimation based on statistical methods.
Synonyms
• (statement about the future): forecast, foretale, foretelling, halseny, prognosis, prognostication
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*dic"tion, n. Etym: [L. praedictio: cf. F. prédiction.]
Definition: The act of foretelling; also, that which is foretold; prophecy. The predictions of cold and long winters. Bacon.
Syn.
– Prophecy; prognostication; foreboding; augury; divination; soothsaying; vaticination.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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