predictor
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- noun
- /prɪˈdɪktər/
- Specialized
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predictor
- The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
- a significant predictor
- predictor variables
- a strong predictor
That factor is the single most important predictor of success.
- That factor is the single most important predictor of success.
- Low blood flow is the number one brain imaging predictor of Alzheimer's disease.
- What are some of the predictors of a purity spiral, do you think?
- The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
- What do you think is the number one predictor of there being child abuse in a home?
- Physical strength is one of the single strongest, pun intended, predictors of lifespan.
- Stonewalling and four, contempt, with contempt being the most powerful predictor of breaking up.
- One of the best predictors of good recovery and sleep was caffeine.
- And the title of the paper is fasting blood Glucose as a Predictor of Mortality lost in translation.
- Now, we also know that the number one predictor of unhappiness in our world today is loneliness.
- Snoring is actually very common amongst healthy people and isn't a good predictor of sleep apnea.
- If you get LDL low enough, HDL ceases to be a meaningful predictor at all.
- But listen, the best predictor, the best predictor of future behavior is relevant past behavior.
Examples
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The size of a child's vocabulary is one of the best predictors of his reading comprehension.
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Low blood flow is the number one brain imaging predictor of Alzheimer's disease.
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That factor is the single most important predictor of success.
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I always tell my patients, "You know what the best predictor of future behavior is?"
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The number one predictor of how long you live is your muscle mass.
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Past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior.
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The home environment appears to be the most important predictor of the cotinine levels in children.
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Therefore, we sought to examine a possible predictor of overall performance on our tasks.
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So this is one of the best predictors of voting behavior.
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The size of a child's vocabulary is one of the best predictors of his reading comprehension.
Synonyms
A number or fact that helps you guess another result
Compounds
How Predictive
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Morphology
Etymology
The word predictor comes from Latin parts pre- meaning 'before' and dict meaning 'say', the same root you see in dictionary. So a predictor is something that 'says' or shows what will happen next, an indicator used to estimate a future event.