predictive

See also: prédictive

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praedictivus, from praedico.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪktɪv

Adjective

predictive (comparative more predictive, superlative most predictive)

1. Useful in predicting.

   The amount of rain in April is predictive of the number of mosquitoes in May.

2. (computing) Describing a predictor.
3. (medicine) Expressing the expected accuracy of a statistical measure or of a diagnostic test.

Antonyms

• reactive

Derived terms

• predictive text

Translations

useful in predicting

• Catalan: predictiu
• French: prédictif (fr)
• Italian: predittivo (it)
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• Portuguese: preditivo (pt)
• Spanish: predictivo