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Definition of Predictive

1. Adjective. Of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions.

Definition of Predictive

1. a. Foretelling; prophetic; foreboding.

Definition of Predictive

1. Adjective. Useful in predicting. ¹

2. Adjective. (computing) Describing a predictor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Predictive

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Predictive

Literary usage of Predictive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Doctrine of Sacred Scripture: A Critical, Historical, and Dogmatic by George Trumbull Ladd (1883)
"The reference of the New Testament to the Old authenticates pre-eminently the ethical and predictive contents of the latter. Among these predictive contents ..."

2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Analysis by assigned risk score and parity showed that, whereas the sensitivity and positive predictive value were better in multiparous women than in ..."

3. Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Related Tools for the Assessment of by Richard J. Wenning (2005)
"Concordance among SQGs was also evaluated by comparing the predictive ability among the various SQGs ("Comparison of the predictive ability of various SQGs ..."

4. Syntax of the Moods and Tenses in New Testament Greek by Ernest De Witt Burton (1892)
"From a different point of view from that of the above classification, the instances of the predictive Future might be classified as (a) assertive, ..."

5. The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia by James Orr (1915)
"W. EWING The starting-point of any proper discussion of Ir- ha-h is that the words are by Isaiah and that they, are prophecy, predictive prophecy. ..."

6. Astronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus by Alexander Jones (1999)
"CONCEPTS AND METHODS OF GREEK predictive ASTRONOMY The astronomy of the papyri had as its chief aim the production of horoscopes and almanacs, ..."

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