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Meanings of futurology in English

Portuguese
prospecção
Catalan
prospectiva
Spanish
prospectiva

The study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions.

prospecção
Usage of futurology in English
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But the plot is dull, the characters wafer-thin and the futurology unimaginative.
The Irish Times
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That is not a claim to successful futurology or deep insight.
The Irish Times
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By the early 1920s, they saw that Marx had got that bit of futurology wrong.
The Guardian
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China-watchers are particularly prone to futurology, given the opaque nature of decision-making in the world's second-largest economy.
The Irish Times
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And by carving out an increasingly valued role in the corporate world, the future of futurology looks much brighter.
The Irish Times
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After the now very dated futurology of Clockwork Orange (does any film smell so much of the 1970s?
The Irish Times
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A celebrated former editor of the Times, Rees-Mogg senior had such an erring gift for futurology that Private Eye nicknamed him Mystic Mogg.
The Guardian
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It is often argued that, unlike 90 percent of futurology, Star Trek takes an optimistic (if not Utopian) approach to humanity's story.
The Irish Times
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Futurology, futurism and future studies all vary considerably in meaning, depending on who you ask.
The Irish Times
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Futurology always ends up telling you more about your own time than about the future.
The Rational Optimist
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FUTUROLOGY Conflict is inevitable, but with the right computational tricks, we ought to be able to see it coming.
Wired
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Arousing interest and dedicating time, thought and energy to the new science and new arts grouped together under the title Futurology.
Civilization and Beyond: Learning from History
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(I'll leave that to the priests of futurology.)
The Civilization of Illiteracy
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A Crystal Ball for War FUTUROLOGY Conflict is inevitable, but with the right computational tricks, we ought to be able to see it coming.
Wired
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But the plot is dull, the characters wafer-thin and the futurology unimaginative.
The Irish Times
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That is not a claim to successful futurology or deep insight.
The Irish Times
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Translations for futurology
Futurology through the time