predictive

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pɹɪˈdɪk.tɪv/ See IPA manual

Freq #46194

Meanings

1

adj
Able to show or suggest what is likely to happen in the future.

The amount of rain in April is predictive of the number of mosquitoes in May.
2

adj
Relating to making predictions, especially using data or models.

The company uses predictive software to forecast customer demand.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · able to show or suggest... prognostic

Opposites

reactive

Word family

Derived forms counterpredictivenonpredictivepredictivelypredictivenesspredictivityprequentialunpredictive

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Phrases (1)

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predictive control
a method of directing a system by using forecasts of its future behavior

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praedictivus, from praedico. Equivalent to predict + -ive.

praedictivus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# predictive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /pɹɪˈdɪk.tɪv/
**Frequency rank:** 46194

## Meanings
1. Able to show or suggest what is likely to happen in the future.
2. Relating to making predictions, especially using data or models.

## Examples
- The amount of rain in April is predictive of the number of mosquitoes in May.
- The company uses predictive software to forecast customer demand.

## Antonyms
- reactive

## Derived Forms
- counterpredictive
- nonpredictive
- predictively
- predictiveness
- predictivity
- prequential
- unpredictive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: praedictivus

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praedictivus, from praedico. Equivalent to predict + -ive.

## AI Etymology
Predictive was borrowed from Latin praedictivus, from praedico. Equivalent to predict + -ive. The historical chain includes praedictivus (Latin). In present-day English it covers able to show or suggest what is likely to happen in the future and relating to making predictions, especially using data or models. The wider family includes derived forms such as counterpredictive, nonpredictive, predictively, predictiveness, predictivity.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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