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pre·dic·tive | \ pri-ˈdik-tiv 
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\Definition of predictive
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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adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of predictive
formal : making it possible to predict what will happen : useful in the prediction of something
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The first known use of predictive was in 1637
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