Prospective
Introduction '''Prospective''' refers to an event that is likely or expected to happen in the future. For example, a ''prospective student'' is someone who is considering attending a school. A prospective cohort study is a type of study, e.g., in sociology or medicine, that follows participants for a particular future time period.It may also refer to the following:* Prospective aspect, a grammatical aspect* Prospective Dolly (born 1987), Thoroughbred racehorse* Prospective memory, remembering to perform an intended action* Prospective parliamentary candidate, a term used in British politics* Prospective Piloted Transport System, a project to develop a new-generation crewed spacecraft* Prospective search, a method of searching on the Internet* Prospective short-circuit current, the highest electric current which can exist in a particular electrical system under short circuit conditions* Prospective payment system, a payment model used in health care to control costs
See also * Retrospective generally means to study events that already have taken place.