Prognostic /(?)/

Prog·nos·tic

Prognostic

a.
  1. Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs.

Prognostic

n.
  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.
  2. A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease. (Med.)

Prognostic

v. t.
  1. To prognosticate. [Obs.]