predictive

adjective

pre·dic·tive | \ pri-ˈdik-tiv

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1 : of, relating to, or usable or valuable for prediction predictive medical factors

2 : based on or generated by using methods of prediction predictive models predictive text Usually predictive policing refers to feeding reams of city data into a computer and dispatching extra officers to areas that are deemed to be at high risk of future crime.— Leon Neyfakh

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predictive

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of predictive

formal : making it possible to predict what will happen : useful in the prediction of something

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