predictive /pɹɪˈdɪk.tɪv/adjective 3noun 2forms 3 adjective3 •Useful in predicting.The amount of rain in April is predictive of the number of mosquitoes in May. •Describing a predictor. •Expressing the expected accuracy of a statistical measure or of a diagnostic test. noun2 •Simulated data generated from a statistical model, based on the estimates for the real data.Alternatively, we can use prior predictives to help define prior distributions. — 2018 •A conditional statement that includes a prediction in the dependent clause (e.g. "if it rains, the game will be cancelled", "give her an inch and she'll take a mile.").In contrast, English-speaking children appropriately differentiate if future predictives from when future predictives, a distinction relevant for English but not for, say, German. — 2008 formspredictives · more predictive · most predictive
