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English
Etymology
ME. predicacion, from AF. predicaciun, from L. praedicatio, from praedicare.

Noun
en-noun

1. A proclamation, announcement or preaching
2. An assertion or affirmation

#logic A self-evident postulate
#computing The parallel execution of all possible outcomes of a branch instruction, all except one of which are discarded after the branch condition has been evaluated

See also
prediction

References
OED 2nd edition 1989

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