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predictive
adjective
pre·dic·tive
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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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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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