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Webster 1913 Edition


Predictor

Pre-dict′or

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Noun.
One who predicts; a foreteller.

Webster 1828 Edition


Predictor

PREDICT'OR

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Noun.
A foreteller; one who prophesies.

Definition 2024


predictor

predictor

English

Noun

predictor (plural predictors)

  1. Something that anticipates, predicts or foretells.
    The rainfall in April is a predictor for the number of mosquitoes in May.
    The predictor in the traffic-light control circuit tries to figure out how fast to change the lights.
  2. An independent variable.

Derived terms


Spanish

Noun

predictor m (plural predictores)

  1. predictor, indicator