predictor
a person or thing that predicts.
Mathematics. a formula for determining additional values or derivatives of a function from the relationship of its given values.
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Then, the team used a machine learning approach creating a computer algorithm to identify which of these characteristics were the best predictors of success in the past.
How much will Africa capitalize on cheap renewable energy as its power grid grows? | Carolyn Gramling | January 25, 2021 | Science NewsThis would still target those at highest risk of death — older age is a big predictor of Covid-19 fatality — and it’d be much more straightforward.
The betting odds are much more accurate predictors than surveys or models, but they’re dominated by higher-income folks who are mainly male, and often bet on sports.
How a data scientist beat the polls by nailing the Georgia senate race | Shawn Tully | January 9, 2021 | FortuneState environmental secretary Ben Grumbles said wastewater testing does not replace clinical testing but can be a great predictor of where the virus is and how rampantly it is spreading, detecting its presence in people who may never show symptoms.
Flushing out the coronavirus: Universities, cities and states are testing wastewater for the virus | Ovetta Wiggins | December 25, 2020 | Washington PostBecause xG is the best predictor of future performance, Tottenham’s occupation of the top spot may not be long-lasting.
José Mourinho Has Tottenham At The Top Of The Table. But Are Spurs For Real? | Terrence Doyle | December 4, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
Later on, the best predictor becomes how assimilated their Facebook friend networks are.
Heartache by the Numbers and OkCupid’s Founder Has Got Yours | Will Doig | October 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGladwell argues that the quality of the school is less a predictor of individual success than individual merit is.
Malcolm Gladwell In Five Minutes: What to Know to Pretend You’ve Read the New Book | Thomas Flynn | October 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST"On a coast" seems like a much better predictor than "near a big military base or defense contractor".
The Iraq War Caused Many Bad Things, But Did It Really Cause the Financial Crisis? | Megan McArdle | April 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTRight now, on Pope Name predictor, John Paul III is predictably leading the bunch.
Your Guide to Pope-Picking: Conclave Songs, Livefeeds, Betting & More | Nina Strochlic | March 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFor example, plane crashes typically happen in bad weather, but bad weather is not a reliable predictor of a plane crash.
Forget What You've Heard: Mass Shootings Aren't Rising. But They Probably Aren't Going Away | Megan McArdle | February 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd here we return again to take a new survey of him in the course of his public practice as a predictor.
The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell | Daniel DefoeHooker indeed seemed to have done what no predictor of events should do; he fixed on the period of its accomplishment.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3) | Isaac DisraeliThe anonymous predictor, whoever he was, was a man of no mean ability.
Fifty Per Cent Prophet | Gordon Randall GarrettHe was a predictor, using his occult gift of second sight to foreknow events and tell The Leader about them.
The Leader | William Fitzgerald Jenkins (AKA Murray Leinster)It could have been an intelligence-evaluator, or an enemy-intentions predictor, but it seemed small even for that.
The Cosmic Computer | Henry Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for predictor
/ (prɪˈdɪktə) /
a person or thing that predicts
an instrument, used in conjunction with an anti-aircraft gun, that determines the speed, distance, height, and direction of hostile aircraft
statistics a more modern term for independent variable
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