prospection
Imagining what's ahead
Prospection is the act of looking forward in time—imagining, anticipating, or planning for future events.
Psychologists use the term for the mental process of simulating possible futures: Much of human thought involves prospection rather than memory.
The word also appears in mining contexts as a variant of prospecting—searching for mineral deposits.
Forecast of coming events
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- trendDirection of change
- outlookAttitude toward the future
prognostication · foresight · extrapolation · estimation · anticipation · trajectory · analysis · futures
State of awaiting something
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- planningArranging for future events
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
memory · projection · visualization · daydreaming · scenario · temporal · autobiographical · cognition
Systematic data collection
- scoutingObserving to gather information
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- searchAct of seeking
discovery · territory · mapping · frontier · pioneer · quest · navigate · terrain
Element seventy-nine
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- excavationAct of unearthing
- drillHole-boring device
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
quarry · geology · mineral · deposit · silver · coal · diamond · extraction
Foretelling of future events
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- soothsayingForetelling future events
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- omenProphetic indicator
clairvoyance · seer · fortune-telling · tarot · astrology · horoscope · presage · harbinger
prediction
Forecast of coming events
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- trendDirection of change
outlook · prognostication · foresight · extrapolation · estimation · anticipation · trajectory · analysis · futures · indicators
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- planningArranging for future events
foresight · memory · projection · visualization · daydreaming · scenario · temporal · autobiographical · cognition · well-being
survey
Systematic data collection
- scoutingObserving to gather information
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
search · discovery · territory · mapping · frontier · pioneer · quest · navigate · terrain · assessment
gold
Element seventy-nine
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- excavationAct of unearthing
- drillHole-boring device
shaft · quarry · geology · mineral · deposit · silver · coal · diamond · extraction · vein
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- soothsayingForetelling future events
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
omen · clairvoyance · seer · fortune-telling · tarot · astrology · horoscope · presage · harbinger · premonition
prospectionretrospection
Contemplating past events
memory · recall · reminiscence · remembering · recollection
- gold prospectingSearching for native ore
- prospective partnerPotential romantic match