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Paid to predict the future, graded only when wrong.
means Someone who studies data, trends, or situations professionally to explain what's happening and forecast what's next.
from Traces back to Greek 'analyein' meaning 'to unloose' or 'break up' — ana- ('up, throughout') plus lyein ('to loosen'). The idea is literally taking something apart into its pieces to understand it. The word moved through Latin and French before settling into English by the 1800s, originally for anyone who analyzed chemical substances or logical arguments, long before it got stapled to stock tickers and spreadsheets.
- job split
- half math, half CYA language
- price target
- a guess wearing a suit
- average accuracy
- beats a coin flip, barely
- real skill
- sounding certain about uncertainty