predictor

noun
/pɹɪˈdɪk.tə/UK/pɹɪˈdɪk.tɚ/US

Etymology

From predict + -or.

  1. borrowed from praedicō
  2. suffixed as predictor — “predict + -or

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. A predictor variable.

  3. 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 All Over Arkansas Man marks a prediction and calls for the next predictor. If a predictress will do as well, I will proceed to predict that within 10 years from this date there will not be a fly in the state of Arkansas.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for predictor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA