adj
Meaning 1
Useful in predicting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The amount of rain in April is predictive of the number of mosquitoes in May.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
predictive
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adj
Meaning 2
Describing a predictor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 3
Expressing the expected accuracy of a statistical measure or of a diagnostic test.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A conditional statement that includes a prediction in the dependent clause (e.g. "if it rains, the game will be cancelled", "give her an inch and she'll take a mile.").
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
Simulated data generated from a statistical model, based on the estimates for the real data.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prognostic, prognosticative
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praedictivus, from praedico. Equivalent to predict + -ive.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: предсказващ (predskazvašt) — useful in predicting
- Bulgarian: пророчески (proročeski) — useful in predicting
- Catalan: predictiu — useful in predicting
- French: prédictif — useful in predicting
- Italian: predittivo — useful in predicting
- Portuguese: preditivo — useful in predicting
- Russian: предсказывающий (predskazyvajuščij) — useful in predicting
- Russian: предвещающий (predveščajuščij) — useful in predicting
- Russian: предсказательный (predskazatelʹnyj) — useful in predicting
- Russian: предвосхищающий (predvosxiščajuščij) — useful in predicting
- Spanish: predictivo — useful in predicting
- Russian: предиктивный (prediktivnyj) — (computing) describing a predictor
Real reading context