[
UK
/pɹɪdˈɪktɐ/
]
[ US /pɹɪˈdɪktɝ/ ]
[ US /pɹɪˈdɪktɝ/ ]
NOUN
- someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
- a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival
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information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance
How To Use predictor In A Sentence
- Nicola Woods found that in a business setting, gender was a better predictor than status of who would interrupt whom.
- Muscle strength was found to be a good predictor of exercise tolerance as well.
- The ability of predictors of survival to prognosticate in individual patients is, of course, limited.
- Although the available evidence indicates that insulin resistance, chronic hyperglycaemia, and associated disorders of lipid metabolism are important predictors of gall stone disease, the relationship between dietary glycaemic load and glycaemic index and the risk of gall stone disease have not been examined. Carbohydrates and gallstones | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
- Skin test reactivity was also a significant predictor of maximal lung growth in those with respiratory symptoms regardless of sex.
- We believe behavior in context is the best predictor of future behavior.
- They are a tremendous tool, and, yes, can be a great predictor / assistor in one's decision making. Halos Heaven
- At a more mercenary level, poor communication skills have been shown to be a predictor of medicolegal vulnerability and also of burnout. 2,3 The Values and Ethics of Euthanasia : Law is Cool
- You use both unlabeled and labeled data to build a predictor.
- An emphasis on self-reliance is also predicted by education, liberal political ideology, and race white, but religiosity remains the most powerful single predictor of this measure, even when other demographic factors are controlled. American Grace