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predictor

UK
/prɪˈdɪktə/
US
/prɪˈdɪktər/

Translations

predictornoun
predictors
pl
UK
/prɪˈdɪktə/
US
/prɪˈdɪktər/
The predictor of the weather forecasted a storm.
Предсказатель погоды предсказал шторм.
прогнозирующий фактор
Age is a strong predictor of health outcomes.
Возраст является сильным прогнозирующим фактором для здоровья.
Additional translations
индикатор
предвестник
Synonyms
prognosticator
diviner
seer
oracle
soothsayer
augur
forecaster
predictoradjective
UK
/prɪˈdɪktə/
US
/prɪˈdɪktər/
Used almost exclusively attributively (e.g., “predictor variable”); normally not gradable.

Definitions

predictornoun
A person, device, or entity that makes predictions about future events.
The economist was a well-known predictor of financial trends.
A variable used in statistical models to forecast or estimate another variable.
In the study, age was used as a predictor of health outcomes.
In computing, a hardware or software mechanism that attempts to guess the outcome of an operation before it is completed.
The branch predictor enhances CPU performance by speculating on the direction of conditional jumps.
predictoradjective
Relating to or used for prediction; serving to forecast an outcome.
Predictor variables were standardized prior to the regression analysis.
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