Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The study or forecasting of potential developments, as in science, technology, and society, using current conditions and trends as a point of departure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Studies projecting or predicting the future based on current trends.
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- noun The
scientific forecasting offuture trends inscience ,technology orsociety
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions
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Examples
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Failed futurology is among my favorite forms of humor, but I didn't find either of those compelling.
October 30th, 2006 2006
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A Forecast of Things after the War (1916), by H.G. Wells (Gutenberg text) [Old futurology is among my favorite forms of humor.]
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A valid futurology is indeed possible, this despite the fact that the future appears more complex and unpredictable with every passing moment.
Yehuda Berg: Kabbalah: A Sacred Science of the Future Yehuda Berg 2011
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A valid futurology is indeed possible, this despite the fact that the future appears more complex and unpredictable with every passing moment.
Yehuda Berg: Kabbalah: A Sacred Science of the Future Yehuda Berg 2011
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A valid futurology is indeed possible, this despite the fact that the future appears more complex and unpredictable with every passing moment.
Yehuda Berg: Kabbalah: A Sacred Science of the Future Yehuda Berg 2011
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A valid futurology is indeed possible, this despite the fact that the future appears more complex and unpredictable with every passing moment.
Yehuda Berg: Kabbalah: A Sacred Science of the Future Yehuda Berg 2011
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Guardian on Arthur C Clarke and the end of upbeat futurology.
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The best futurology video I have seen about augmented reality!
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Or are these the "Greatest" because of their innovative contributions to futurology, writing style, story structure, Literary Merit, or some other criterion?
Twelve Greatest Living Science Fiction Writers adamosf 2010
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The need for verisimilitude can sometimes resemble futurology, since both depend upon extrapolation.
Talking about science fiction « It Doesn't Have To Be Right… 2010
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