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Definitions for predictor
pre·dic·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayernoun
someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
predictornoun
information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
"the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance"
predictornoun
a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival
Wiktionary
predictornoun
Something that anticipates, predicts or foretells.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Predictornoun
Foreteller.
Etymology: from predict.
Whether he has not been the cause of this poor man’s death, as well as the predictor, may be disputed. Jonathan Swift.
Webster Dictionary
Predictornoun
one who predicts; a foreteller
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of predictor in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of predictor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of predictor in a Sentence
At best, they’re telling you something about a very small aspect of aging, for example, grip strength is also a biological age predictor, how active you are is a predictor, and we all know people who fall apart physically but are cognitively all there, so you also need to test cognitive aging.
Childhood poverty has decreased, that's a key indicator of somebody's socioeconomic status and a good predictor of how their overall health is going to be for the rest of their life. That childhood poverty measure decreased 6 % since the prior year.
Obesity during childhood actually is a major predictor of adult obesity.
Over the last five years, spot inflation has been the best predictor of inflation breakevens, this seems odd because it is backward looking and not forward looking, but it is to do with market psychology, because the greatest demand for inflation products comes when realized inflation prints high.
Aerobic capacity, also known as fitness, is an important predictor of health and longevity.
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