predictor
Collocations
4ADJ.
best, biggest, future, greatest, likely, strong, strongest
PREDICTOR + NOUN
behaviour, hesitancy, number, porn, success, traffic-light
PREP.
in
ADV.
necessarily
Definitions
noun
Something that anticipates, predicts, or foretells.
The rainfall in April is a predictor for the number of mosquitoes in May.
The predictor in the traffic-light control circuit tries to figure out how fast to change the lights.
A predictor variable.
One who predicts.
THE only individual in this great city who has had a really easy time is the weather predictor; his only task from day to day has been to announce rain and gales, and through it all he has readily ranked as a prophet with honor in […]
The “Annual Register” for 1809 contains an extract from a remarkable letter, dated Bath, April 2nd, in which the writer describes the effects of an extraordinary panic arising from a supposed prophecy of the end of the world. The account is headed “Bath Credulity,” and the writer states:—“[…] Some affirmed that Joanna Southcott was the predictor, others that it was a prophet now living at Midford, near this city, who was with Noah in the Ark, and has been travelling over various parts of the world ever since; but the greater part affixed the name of a female fortune-teller residing at Bath.[…],” etc.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the
- forecaster
- prognosticator
- soothsayer
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The rainfall in April is a predictor for the number of mosquitoes in May.
WiktionaryThe predictor in the traffic-light control circuit tries to figure out how fast to change the lights.
Wiktionary“Homeownership,” says John H. Mollenkopf, executive director of the Center for Urban Research at the City University of New York Graduate Center, “is the strongest predictor of being likely to turn ou
WiktionaryFlunking school is not necessarily a predictor of future success.
Tatoeba · #2960512The greatest predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour.
Tatoeba · #3492882The best predictor of having a good sex life after menopause is having a good sex life before menopause.
Tatoeba · #3899177