retrodict

ret ro dict |ˌretrōˈdikt ˈrɛtroʊdɪkt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] state a fact about the past based on inference or deduction, rather than evidence. DERIVATIVES ret ro dic tion noun ORIGIN 1940s: on the pattern of predict .

retrodiction

retrodiction |ˌrɛtrə (ʊ )ˈdɪkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the explanation or interpretation of past actions or events inferred from the laws that are assumed to have governed them. DERIVATIVES retrodict verb