<noun.event> he looked for an omen before going into battle [ adj ]
of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
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Prognostic \Prog*nos"tic\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Prognosis}.] Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs.
Prognostic \Prog*nos"tic\, n. [L. prognosticum, Gr. ?: cf. F. pronostic, prognostic. See {Prognostic}, a.] 1. That which prognosticates; a sign by which a future event may be known or foretold; an indication; a sign or omen; hence, a foretelling; a prediction.
That choice would inevitably be considered by the country as a prognostic of the highest import. --Macaulay.
2. (Med.) A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease. --Parr.
Syn: Sign; omen; presage; token; indication.
Prognostic \Prog*nos"tic\, v. t. To prognosticate. [Obs.]
There currently is no such prognostic indicator for ovarian cancer, he said.