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predictive
[ pri-dik-tiv ]
adjective
- of or relating to prediction:
The predictive power of the software is its ability to analyze relationships in the data at a speed and on a scale not previously possible.
- used or useful for predicting or foretelling the future:
Astrologers look for predictive signs among the stars.
- being an indication of the future or of future conditions:
The cold wind was predictive of snow.
- Digital Technology. relating to or being computer or smartphone software that uses the text just entered in a message or document to suggest words that may be wanted next:
There's a combination of artificial intelligence and special algorithms in the code that makes the predictive text happen.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·徱·پ· adverb
- ·徱·پ·Ա noun
- ԴDz··徱·پ adjective
- ܲ··徱·پ adjective
- un··徱·پ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of predictive1
Example Sentences
Escanuela’s crisis was detected not by a person but a predictive statistical model that was developed to solve a conundrum that has made homelessness prevention a tantalizing but underused strategy.
The group’s members and other critics routinely attend commission meetings and decry the department’s growing arsenal of predictive policing software, facial recognition and other technologies.
This obsession with data fueled predictive analytics allows tech companies to anticipate and manipulate consumer behavior.
The Portland, Ore., utility uses AI modeling to determine where and when fires might break out and position fire equipment and personnel accordingly; Pittsburgh similarly employs predictive tech modeling.
This idea of a chronically understaffed force became deeply “ingrained,” he said, and has influenced the department’s “proactive” style of policing and reliance on technologies such as helicopters and predictive policing software.
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