hindcast

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounhindcast (plural hindcasts)

plural hindcasts

  1. mathematicsA test of a mathematical model by using data from a past event.
verbhindcast (third-person singular simple present hindcasts, present participle hindcasting, simple past and past participle hindcast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) hindcasted)

present singular third person hindcasts · participle present hindcasting · common error unknown tag participle past proscribed sometimes hindcasted · common error unknown tag past proscribed sometimes hindcasted

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

Origin

Blend of hind + forecast.

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APA

hindcast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindcast

MLA

“hindcast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindcast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hindcast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindcast.

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