Definition: The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology.
IM general only; consider also as IM coord with specific subject /trends (IM) if future is particularly significant: Manual 19.8.76, 35.2.9
Other names Projections and Predictions; Futurology; Projection, Population; Predictions and Projections; Population Projections; Population Forecasts; Forecasts, Population; Population Projection; Population Forecast; Future
