1. to predict or infer (a past event) based on present evidence or knowledge
Usage: scientific; technical

Examples

• Scientists retrodicted the asteroid’s path using current orbital data.
• The geologist retrodicted ancient climate conditions from ice core samples.
• Astronomers retrodicted the supernova’s explosion date from its current brightness.
• The model successfully retrodicted historical earthquake patterns.
• Researchers retrodicted the species’ migration routes from genetic evidence.
• The theory retrodicted several phenomena that had puzzled earlier scientists.