Yes, it is in complete alignment, and I didn't define anything, the dictionary (based on usage) does. People who use "predict" instead of "speculate" are using the wrong word.
Notably they do.
You wanna go another lap around the circle or?
> A prediction (from Latin prae- 'before' and dictum 'something said')[1] or forecast is a statement about a future event or about future data.
Troll muted.
"We predict that these properties will be found." -- about future events or data.
Trolls are stupid and dishonest losers. The end ... I won't be back.