PREDICTOR

predictor

(noun) a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell’s arrival

predictor

(noun) information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events; “the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance”

forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer

(noun) someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

predictor (plural predictors)

Something that anticipates, predicts or foretells.

An independent variable.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*dict"or, n.

Definition: One who predicts; a foreteller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SET

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”


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