What does "predictive" mean?

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.").

What is a synonym for "predictive"?

Common synonyms include: prognosticative, apocalyptic, augural, auguring, divinatory, fatidic.

How do you pronounce "predictive"?

Pronounced //pɹɪˈdɪk.tɪv//.

Predictive

//pɹɪˈdɪk.tɪv// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
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.").
"Also, as we have seen in the preceding chapter, predictive conditionals show a high degree of integration thanks to the patterns of verb forms which are characteristic for predictives and which normally do not mix freely with other, non-predictive forms."
2
Simulated data generated from a statistical model, based on the estimates for the real data.
"However, the posterior predictives combine two sources of information: what we might term the structural effect of WIC participation as well as an unobserved correlation between the errors of the participation and outcome equations."

Adjective

1
Useful in predicting.
"The amount of rain in April is predictive of the number of mosquitoes in May."
2
Describing a predictor.
3
Expressing the expected accuracy of a statistical measure or of a diagnostic test.