predictive

adjective

pre·dic·tive pri-ˈdik-tiv

Synonyms of predictive next

: of, relating to, or usable or valuable for prediction

predictive medical factors

: 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

predictively adverb

Like an astrological chart, it can be made to fit any case, and it works better retrospectively than predictively. —

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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Vado continues to focus on expanding its customer base and improving its product offerings, with an emphasis on predictive analytics and creative automation. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 With location intelligence, predictive maintenance in utilities can be used to forecast equipment failures by determining geographic patterns of degradation or failure. —

Narendra Babu Vattem, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 How much predictive value did these counties have in 2020? —

Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024 Risk Mitigation And Predictive Analytics Combining GIS with predictive models can help businesses anticipate disruptions and risks. —

Narendra Babu Vattem, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for predictive