"nowcasting" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of now + forecasting Etymology templates: {{blend|en|now|forecasting}} Blend of now + forecasting Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nowcasting (uncountable)
  1. (meteorology) The use or production of nowcasts. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-nowcasting-en-noun--Pp0XrwP Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
  2. (statistics) The use of mathematical models of a current situation that include adjustments to imperfect data. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-nowcasting-en-noun-Y16V6d3Q Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 26 44 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 74 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 73 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 75 5 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

Verb

Etymology: Blend of now + forecasting Etymology templates: {{blend|en|now|forecasting}} Blend of now + forecasting Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} nowcasting
  1. present participle and gerund of nowcast Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: nowcast
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