prescriptive
adjective
pre·scrip·tive
pri-ˈskrip-tiv 
1
: serving to prescribe
prescriptive rules of usage
2
: acquired by, founded on, or determined by prescription or by long-standing custom
prescriptively
adverb
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Critics claim the new rules are too prescriptive.
even in this age of e-mail the prescriptive response to a wedding gift is a handwritten thank-you note
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The beauty of prescriptive AI lies in its ability to consider multiple variables and potential outcomes simultaneously, something the human brain often struggles with.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Other project suggestions include delving into predictive or prescriptive analytics for forecasting revenue growth using machine learning tools and data visualization libraries, as well as embarking on Chatbot development through the use of NLP techniques and language model APIs.
—Avinash Tripathi, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The following products are not endorsed, and expert commentary is not meant to be prescriptive.
—Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 1 Oct. 2024
The regulators didn’t want to be too prescriptive, said David Blumenthal, the federal National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the time.
—Katie Jennings, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Other project suggestions include delving into predictive or prescriptive analytics for forecasting revenue growth using machine learning tools and data visualization libraries, as well as embarking on Chatbot development through the use of NLP techniques and language model APIs.
—Avinash Tripathi, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The following products are not endorsed, and expert commentary is not meant to be prescriptive.
—Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 1 Oct. 2024
The regulators didn’t want to be too prescriptive, said David Blumenthal, the federal National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the time.
—Katie Jennings, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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prescriptive
adjective
pre·scrip·tive
pri-ˈskrip-tiv
1
: serving to prescribe
prescriptive rules
2
: acquired by, founded on, or constituting prescription
a prescriptive right
a longer prescriptive period
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