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# prediction_time_encodings

#### `prediction_time_encodings: <list[bool]>` **(Optional)**

### Description

Specifies whether to encode the absolute prediction time as an additional model feature. Especially useful in forecasting tasks, where the absolute prediction time is crucial to make accurate predictions, *e.g.*, to capture holiday effects.

### Supported Task Types

* Temporal Node Prediction Tasks
* Forecasting

### Default Values

| run\_mode | Default Value |
| :-------- | :------------ |
| FAST      | `[false]`     |
| NORMAL    | `[false]`     |
| BEST      | `[false]`     |