predication

/P R EH1 D AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N/
noun
  1. 1

    An assertion or affirmation.

  2. 2

    (logic) The act of making something the subject or predicate of a proposition.

  3. 3

    A proclamation, announcement or preaching.

  4. 4

    (computing) The parallel execution of all possible outcomes of a branch instruction, all except one of which are discarded after the branch condition has been evaluated.