predictorn.

Brit.

/prᵻˈdɪktə/, U.S.

/priˈdɪktər/,

/prəˈdɪktər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praedictor.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin praedictor person who foretells, prophet (5th cent.) < classical Latin praedict- , past participial stem of praedīcere predict v. + -or -or suffix. Compare French prédicteur (1597 in Middle French). Compare predicter n.

a. A person who or thing which predicts or foretells (something).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] > one who predicts

forquidder?c1225

prophet?c1225

prognosticator1552

foreshower1555

foreteller1580

forepointer1587

avant-courier1611

predicter1641

predictor1641

prognostic1653

prognostes1654

prophecy-monger1655

foreboder1687

boder1692

prognosticant1880

1641 T. Heywood Life of Merlin To Rdr. I have here exposed to thy especiall perusall, the life and prophesies of our famous predictor, Merlinus.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 196 The devil can both predict and make predictors.

1708 J. Swift Elegy on Partridge in Wks. (1755) II. i. 160 Whether he hath not been the cause of this poor man's death, as well as the predictor.

1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 205 It seemed a remarkable Hand of Divine justice, viz., That all the Predictors, Astrologers, Fortune-tellers, and what they call'd cunning-Men, Conjurers, and the like..were gone and vanish'd.

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. ix. 268 I now also know you..for my tormentor at Paluzzi, the prophet of evils.., the predictor of the death of Signora Bianchi.

1823 ‘G. Smith’ Not Paul, but Jesus 285 So long as the predictor lived, it [sc. the prediction] would remain good and undisfulfilled.

1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 348 The Mganga is also a predictor and a soothsayer.

1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Nov. 2/1 Official predicter of the weather in the United States.

1905 Contemp. Rev. Apr. 545 The barometer, as a predictor, is deceptive in the ordinary way of use.

1976 R. Dawkins Selfish Gene (1978) vii. 130 Holly berries may be reliable predictors.

2003 Independent on Sunday 14 Dec. (Life Etc. section) 4/4 Maria Salzman, global trend predictor and head strategist at Euro RSCG.

b. Statistics. A variable whose value can be used in the estimation of another variable. More fully predictor variable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [noun] > variable

variable1816

variate1909

random variable1914

random variate1914

explanatory variable1939

predictor1943

regressor1953

slack variable1953

1943 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 48 598/1 Given the equation and the values of the predictor variables, the consistency of such predictions would be represented by a coefficient of unity.

1950 S. A. Stouffer Measurement & Prediction vi. 173 Each variable..can serve as a predictor.

1975 Sci. Amer. May 97/1 The numerical abundance of saplings in the understory proved to be a reasonable predictor of a species' success in reaching the canopy.

2001 Evolution 55 2527/2 To limit the number of predictor variables included in the multiple regression analyses these significant variables were divided into two groups.

2. Military. An apparatus for automatically providing tracking information for an anti-aircraft gun from telescopic or radar observations. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > range- or position-finder > for anti-aircraft guns

predictor1926

1926 Times 25 Nov. 11/2 General Ashmore dealt with developments in anti-aircraft gunnery... He commended the new Vickers predictor, and regretted that its design should have been sold to foreign Powers before its virtues had been fully realised.

1944 H. Hawton Night Bombing 92 Cologne's defences were massive, but with the sky thick with aircraft the searchlights were bewildered and the predictors confused.

1962 S. Pugh Fighting Vehicles & Weapons ii. 74 The most satisfactory solution so far is this British-designed combination of Swedish Bofors 40 mm. power-operated, automatic light anti-aircraft gun, L.70, with a radar/predictor fire control equipment known as..‘Yellow Fever’.

1996 New Scientist 2 Nov. 46/2 One of the Radiation Laboratory's key developments was an anti-aircraft radar that controlled gun batteries via a ‘predictor’ which took account of the time of flight of the shells and the aircraft's course.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	predictor
释义	predictorn. Brit. /prᵻˈdɪktə/, U.S. /priˈdɪktər/, /prəˈdɪktər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praedictor. Etymology: < post-classical Latin praedictor person who foretells, prophet (5th cent.) < classical Latin praedict- , past participial stem of praedīcere predict v. + -or -or suffix. Compare French prédicteur (1597 in Middle French). Compare predicter n. 1. a. A person who or thing which predicts or foretells (something). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] > one who predicts forquidder?c1225 prophet?c1225 prognosticator1552 foreshower1555 foreteller1580 forepointer1587 avant-courier1611 predicter1641 predictor1641 prognostic1653 prognostes1654 prophecy-monger1655 foreboder1687 boder1692 prognosticant1880 1641 T. Heywood Life of Merlin To Rdr. I have here exposed to thy especiall perusall, the life and prophesies of our famous predictor, Merlinus. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 196 The devil can both predict and make predictors. 1708 J. Swift Elegy on Partridge in Wks. (1755) II. i. 160 Whether he hath not been the cause of this poor man's death, as well as the predictor. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 205 It seemed a remarkable Hand of Divine justice, viz., That all the Predictors, Astrologers, Fortune-tellers, and what they call'd cunning-Men, Conjurers, and the like..were gone and vanish'd. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. ix. 268 I now also know you..for my tormentor at Paluzzi, the prophet of evils.., the predictor of the death of Signora Bianchi. 1823 ‘G. Smith’ Not Paul, but Jesus 285 So long as the predictor lived, it [sc. the prediction] would remain good and undisfulfilled. 1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 348 The Mganga is also a predictor and a soothsayer. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Nov. 2/1 Official predicter of the weather in the United States. 1905 Contemp. Rev. Apr. 545 The barometer, as a predictor, is deceptive in the ordinary way of use. 1976 R. Dawkins Selfish Gene (1978) vii. 130 Holly berries may be reliable predictors. 2003 Independent on Sunday 14 Dec. (Life Etc. section) 4/4 Maria Salzman, global trend predictor and head strategist at Euro RSCG. b. Statistics. A variable whose value can be used in the estimation of another variable. More fully predictor variable. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [noun] > variable variable1816 variate1909 random variable1914 random variate1914 explanatory variable1939 predictor1943 regressor1953 slack variable1953 1943 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 48 598/1 Given the equation and the values of the predictor variables, the consistency of such predictions would be represented by a coefficient of unity. 1950 S. A. Stouffer Measurement & Prediction vi. 173 Each variable..can serve as a predictor. 1975 Sci. Amer. May 97/1 The numerical abundance of saplings in the understory proved to be a reasonable predictor of a species' success in reaching the canopy. 2001 Evolution 55 2527/2 To limit the number of predictor variables included in the multiple regression analyses these significant variables were divided into two groups. 2. Military. An apparatus for automatically providing tracking information for an anti-aircraft gun from telescopic or radar observations. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > range- or position-finder > for anti-aircraft guns predictor1926 1926 Times 25 Nov. 11/2 General Ashmore dealt with developments in anti-aircraft gunnery... He commended the new Vickers predictor, and regretted that its design should have been sold to foreign Powers before its virtues had been fully realised. 1944 H. Hawton Night Bombing 92 Cologne's defences were massive, but with the sky thick with aircraft the searchlights were bewildered and the predictors confused. 1962 S. Pugh Fighting Vehicles & Weapons ii. 74 The most satisfactory solution so far is this British-designed combination of Swedish Bofors 40 mm. power-operated, automatic light anti-aircraft gun, L.70, with a radar/predictor fire control equipment known as..‘Yellow Fever’. 1996 New Scientist 2 Nov. 46/2 One of the Radiation Laboratory's key developments was an anti-aircraft radar that controlled gun batteries via a ‘predictor’ which took account of the time of flight of the shells and the aircraft's course. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1641
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