predictive
Americanadjective
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of or relating to prediction.
The predictive power of the software is its ability to analyze relationships in the data at a speed and on a scale not previously possible.
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used or useful for predicting or foretelling the future.
Astrologers look for predictive signs among the stars.
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being an indication of the future or of future conditions.
The cold wind was predictive of snow.
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Digital Technology. relating to or being computer or smartphone software that uses the text just entered in a message or document to suggest words that may be wanted next.
There's a combination of artificial intelligence and special algorithms in the code that makes the predictive text happen.
adjective
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of, relating to, or making predictions
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text messaging (of mobile phone technology) enabling mobile phones to predict the word being entered in a text message from the first few letters
predictive texting
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Etymology
Origin of predictive
First recorded in 1630–40; from Late Latin praedictīvus “foretelling”; see predict, -ive
Example Sentences
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A study says FICO’s newer formula, which Fannie and Freddie still can’t accept, “shows the highest measure of predictive power.”
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
The GMs left Doncic off their predictive MVP list for a reason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
"We are in an exciting era in which faithful predictive quantum descriptions of the full chemical complexity of real materials are coming within reach," says Peng.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
AI-powered predictive analytics are especially useful in the banking industry and tech consulting firm, Kitrum documented in a blog post earlier this year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
There’s no need to invoke any special parapsychological abilities; the ordinariness of apparently predictive dreams does not need any ex plaining.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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