In [[stochastic analysis]], a part of the mathematical theory of [[probability]], a '''predictable process''' is a [[stochastic process]] which thewhose value is knowable{{clarify|reason=meaning of knowable here|date=November 2011}} at a prior time. The predictable processes form the smallest class{{clarify|reason=of what?|date=October 2011}} that is closed under taking limits of sequences and contains all [[Adapted process|adapted]] left continuous processes{{clarify|reason=explain meaning of this phrase|date=October 2011}}.
