predictive
adjective
pre·dic·tive
pri-ˈdik-tiv 
1
: of, relating to, or usable or valuable for prediction
predictive medical factors
2
: based on or generated by using methods of prediction
predictive models
predictive text
Usually predictive policing refers to feeding reams of city data into a computer and dispatching extra officers to areas that are deemed to be at high risk of future crime.—
Leon Neyfakh
Leon Neyfakh
predictively
adverb
Like an astrological chart, it can be made to fit any case, and it works better retrospectively than predictively.
—Carol Tavris
Carol Tavris
Examples of predictive in a Sentence
unfortunately, the stock market crash of 1929 turned out to be a predictive event, for the next decade was consumed by the Great Depression
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Risk Mitigation And Predictive Analytics Combining GIS with predictive models can help businesses anticipate disruptions and risks.
—Narendra Babu Vattem, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The race is close, according to FiveThirtyEight, with Moreno winning 59 out of 100 of their electoral predictive models.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Since the nineteen-sixties, much of American public life has become automated, driven by computers and predictive algorithms that can do the political work of rallying support, running campaigns, communicating with constituents, and even crafting policy.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Research has found this method of analysis is more predictive than looking at earnings per share.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
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Narendra Babu Vattem, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The race is close, according to FiveThirtyEight, with Moreno winning 59 out of 100 of their electoral predictive models.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Since the nineteen-sixties, much of American public life has become automated, driven by computers and predictive algorithms that can do the political work of rallying support, running campaigns, communicating with constituents, and even crafting policy.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Research has found this method of analysis is more predictive than looking at earnings per share.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Predictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predictive. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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