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nonpredictive

nonpredictive

7.2
Not able to correctly say what will happen
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnprɪˈdɪktɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no predictivo
  • His previous experiences proved to be nonpredictive of success in his new job.

Examples

  • Verbal IQ was a significant predictor when paired with orthography and attention ratings, and was nonpredictive when paired with phonological skills or rapid automatic naming.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Vaughn et al. (2006) concluded that oral reading fluency (ORF), word attack, and passage comprehension predicted responsiveness, with no factors identified as nonpredictive.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Sixth, analysis of responsiveness to intervention through identification of predictive and/or nonpredictive factors had to have been conducted.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The results of the experiment were nonpredictive, leaving researchers unsure of future outcomes.

  • Many nonpredictive variables were included in the study, making it hard to determine any clear trends.

Synonyms

unpredictable
vsnonpredictive
163 4.4

Likely to change suddenly and hard to know in advance

focuses on inability to indicate future outcomes accurately rather than sudden irregular timing
unpredictive
vsnonpredictive
  • Specialized
7.8

Not able to tell what will happen next

focuses on inability to indicate future outcomes accurately rather than general value
nonprognosticative
vsnonpredictive
  • Formal
9.9

Not making predictions about the future

highlights inability to indicate future outcomes accurately rather than merely not offering future statements
unprophetic
vsnonpredictive
9.1

Not able to predict what will happen

is about poor accuracy in indicating future outcomes rather than person skill at seeing ahead
unforesightful
vsnonpredictive
9.3

Not planning for problems that will happen in the future

focuses on inability to indicate future outcomes accurately rather than lacking long term planning
indeterministic
vsnonpredictive
  • Specialized
9.2

Having no single predictable result because chance affects it

sees inability as lack of accurate indication rather than fundamental randomness causing variations

Antonyms

predictive
  • Specialized
25 4.9

Able to show or guess what will happen in the future

How Predictive

prescient
  • Formal
16 8.9
predictive
  • Specialized
25 4.9
suggestive
18 5.2
nonpredictive
  • Specialized
7.2

Surface Forms

nonpredictive positive

Morphology

nonpredictive = predictive (transparent) = non + predict + ive

The productive negation prefix 'non-' is directly attached to the adjective 'predictive', yielding a straightforward negative meaning.

Etymology

Nonpredictive starts with non- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from predict, which breaks into pre- 'before' and dict 'say'. So nonpredictive means 'not able to say before', or not able to show or forecast future results.