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Retrodiction — (or postdiction , though this should not be confused with the use of the term in criticisms of parapsychological research) is the act of making a prediction about the past. This is especially useful when one wishes to test a theory whose actual… … Wikipedia
rétrodiction — [ʀetʀodiksjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. 1963, Costa de Beauregard, in D. D. L.; de rétro , et diction. → Prédiction. ❖ ♦ Didact. Établissement de la probabilité d un état antérieur à un état observé, et lié à lui par une relation de cause à effet; hypothèse… … Encyclopédie Universelle
retrodiction — The hypothesis that some event happened in the past, as opposed to the prediction that an event will happen in the future. A successful retrodiction could confirm a theory as much as a successful prediction … Philosophy dictionary
Rétrodiction quantique — La rétrodiction quantique est une approche complémentaire de la physique quantique qui consiste à faire des rétro prédictions, ou rétrodictions, sur les préparations d états quantiques qui auraient pu conduire à un certain résultat de mesure.… … Wikipédia en Français
retrodiction — noun see retrodict … New Collegiate Dictionary
retrodiction — [ˌrɛtrə(ʊ) dɪkʃ(ə)n] noun the explanation or interpretation of past events inferred from the laws that are assumed to have governed them. Derivatives retrodict verb Origin C19: from retro + prediction … English new terms dictionary
retrodiction — ret·ro·dic·tion … English syllables
retrodiction — noun see retrodict … Useful english dictionary
TEMPS — Chacun sait à quel aspect de son expérience répond le mot de temps; mais aucune définition de la notion correspondante n’a reçu jusqu’ici, chez les savants comme chez les philosophes, une approbation unanime. Sensible à cette difficulté qu’il… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Thought experiment — A thought experiment (from the German Gedankenexperiment ) is a proposal for an experiment that would test a hypothesis or theory but cannot actually be performed due to practical limitations; instead its purpose is to explore the potential… … Wikipedia
