Prognostisches

Prognostisches is the attributive form of the German adjective prognostisch, which denotes relation to prognosis or forecasting. The base word prognostisch derives from the Greek prognostikos, via the German noun Prognose and the field term Prognostik. In usage, prognostisch describes content that aims to predict future outcomes, such as disease progression, weather developments, or economic trends.

Grammatically, prognostisches appears in neuter singular with an indefinite article or possessive determiner: ein prognostisches Modell, mein prognostisches Modell. With a definite article, the form changes to prognostische: das prognostische Modell. In plural, the form is prognostischen after a determiner like die prognostischen Modelle, and prognostische Modelle when no determiner is present.

Prognostisches is widely used across disciplines. In medicine, prognostische Einschätzungen or prognostische Faktoren describe the expected course of a disease. In meteorology and climatology, prognostische Modelle refer to forecast calculations. In economics and risk assessment, prognostische Analysen or Modelle are used to forecast market developments or risk exposure. The term often appears together with nouns such as Modell, Analyse, Bewertung, Verfahren, or Faktor.

Related terms include Prognose (the forecast itself) and Prognostik (the science or discipline of forecasting). The adjective prognostisch and its inflected forms, including prognostisches, are common in technical and scientific writing to specify foreseen or predicted outcomes without naming a specific forecast.