Backcasting is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Backcasting in a sentence
Backcasting meaning
present participle and gerund of backcast
Using Backcasting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of backcast
- In the example corpus, backcasting often appears in combinations such as: backcasting is.
Context around Backcasting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Backcasting
- In this selection, "backcasting" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 34 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, analyses stand out and add context to how "backcasting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as such backcasting is an and backcasting is not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "backcasting" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with backcasting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Backcasting is not concerned with predicting the future: ::The major distinguishing characteristic of backcasting analyses is the concern, not with likely energy futures, but with how desirable futures can be attained. (31 words)
As such, backcasting is an ideal search toward determining the nature and scope of the technological challenge which is posed by sustainable development, and it can thus serve to direct the search process toward new — sustainable — technology. (37 words)
As such, backcasting is an ideal search toward determining the nature and scope of the technological challenge which is posed by sustainable development, and it can thus serve to direct the search process toward new — sustainable — technology. (37 words)
Backcasting is not concerned with predicting the future: ::The major distinguishing characteristic of backcasting analyses is the concern, not with likely energy futures, but with how desirable futures can be attained. (31 words)
Example sentences (2)
Backcasting is not concerned with predicting the future: ::The major distinguishing characteristic of backcasting analyses is the concern, not with likely energy futures, but with how desirable futures can be attained.
As such, backcasting is an ideal search toward determining the nature and scope of the technological challenge which is posed by sustainable development, and it can thus serve to direct the search process toward new — sustainable — technology.
Common combinations with backcasting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- backcasting is 2×