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hindcast

hindcast noun: a test of a mathematical model by using data from a past event.

Noun

hindcast (plural hindcasts)

  1. A test of a mathematical model by using data from a past event.

Verb

hindcast (third-person singular simple present hindcasts, present participle hindcasting, simple past and past participle hindcast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) hindcasted)

  1. To test a mathematical model by using data from a past event.

Forms of hindcast

Noun
pluralhindcasts
Verb
third-person singular presenthindcasts
present participlehindcasting
past participlehindcast
pasthindcast
past participle common error-unknown-tag proscribed sometimeshindcasted
past common error-unknown-tag proscribed sometimeshindcasted

Origin of hindcast

Blend of hind + forecast.

Questions about hindcast

What does hindcast mean?
Hindcast means a test of a mathematical model by using data from a past event.
What part of speech is hindcast?
Hindcast can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of hindcast?
The plural of hindcast is hindcasts.

Words near hindcast in the dictionary

  1. Hindawi
  2. hindberries
  3. hindberry
  4. hindbrain
  5. hindbrains
  6. hindcast
  7. hindcasted
  8. hindcasting
  9. hindcasts
  10. hindclaw
  11. hindclaws

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