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predictor
pre·dict P0516500 (prĭ-dĭkt′)v. pre·dict·ed, pre·dict·ing, pre·dicts v.tr. To state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge: predicted an active hurricane season because of warmer ocean-surface temperatures.v.intr. To foretell something.
[Latin praedīcere, praedict- : prae-, pre- + dīcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
pre·dict′a·bil′i·ty n.pre·dict′a·ble adj.pre·dict′a·bly adv.pre·dic′tive adj.pre·dic′tive·ly adv.pre·dic′tor n.Synonyms: predict, call, forecast, foretell, prognosticate
These verbs mean to tell about something in advance of its occurrence by means of special knowledge or inference: predict an eclipse; couldn't call the outcome of the game; forecasting the weather; foretold events that would happen; prognosticating a rebellion.predictor or predictern1. a person or thing that predicts2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an instrument, used in conjunction with an anti-aircraft gun, that determines the speed, distance, height, and direction of hostile aircraft3. (Statistics) statistics a more modern term for independent variableThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  predictor - someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)forecaster, prognosticator, soothsayerastrologer, astrologist - someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moonfortune teller, fortuneteller - a person who foretells your personal futureillusionist, seer, visionary - a person with unusual powers of foresight | | 2. | predictor - information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events; "the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance"information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction | | 3. | predictor - a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrivalack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, pom-pom, flack, flak - artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanescomputer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically |
Translations
EncyclopediaSeepredictFinancialSeeindependent variablepredictor
Synonyms for predictornoun someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)Synonyms- forecaster
- prognosticator
- soothsayer
Related Words- astrologer
- astrologist
- fortune teller
- fortuneteller
- illusionist
- seer
- visionary
noun information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future eventsRelated Wordsnoun a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrivalRelated Words- ack-ack
- ack-ack gun
- antiaircraft
- antiaircraft gun
- pom-pom
- flack
- flak
- computer
- computing device
- computing machine
- data processor
- electronic computer
- information processing system
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