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predictive

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pre·dict  (pr-dkt)
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.
v.intr.
To foretell something; prophesy.

[Latin praedcere, praedict- : prae-, pre- + dcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

pre·dicta·bili·ty n.
pre·dicta·ble adj.
pre·dicta·bly adv.
pre·dictive adj.
pre·dictive·ly adv.
pre·dictive·ness n.
pre·dictor 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.

predictive [prɪˈdɪktɪv]
adj
of, relating to, or making predictions
predictively  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.predictive - of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
prophetic, prophetical - foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic"
Translations
predictive [prɪˈdɪktɪv] ADJ [powers, ability] → de predicción
predictive [prɪˈdɪktɪv] adj [test, science, theory] → prédictif/ive
predictive
adj (form: = prophetic) power, value, testvorausdeutend, vorhersagend; to be predictive of somethingein Vorzeichen für etw sein, etw anzeigen


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