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predictor
[ pri-dik-ter ]
noun
- a person or thing that predicts.
- Mathematics. a formula for determining additional values or derivatives of a function from the relationship of its given values.
predictor
/ ɪˈɪə /
noun
- a person or thing that predicts
- an instrument, used in conjunction with an anti-aircraft gun, that determines the speed, distance, height, and direction of hostile aircraft
- statistics a more modern term for independent variable
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of predictor1
Example Sentences
It is the closest thing to an earthquake "predictor" that has been invented so far.
As I detailed after the election, the best predictor of whether someone voted for Trump was how entrenched they were in the world of social media misinformation and conspiracy theories.
There are some, you know, predictors where we can kind of see where this thing is going.
Advocates for this law argued that medical debt is a poor predictor of a person’s credit risk and can prevent individuals or families from finding housing, or getting employed, among other necessities.
I wrote about this right after the election, but it bears repeating: One of the best predictors, if not the best predictor, of a Trump vote is how poor a person's information ecosystem is.
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