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predictiveness

predictiveness

7.5
How well something shows what will happen in the future
  • noun
  • /prɪˈdɪktɪvnəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : predictibilidad
  • The predictiveness of the weather forecast helped us plan our outdoor event.

Examples

  • It thus appears that the predictiveness of the SATs is not the same when LD students take the examination with extra time, and that SAT scores taken under accommodated conditions do not mean the same as scores under standard conditions.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The purpose of this study was to examine the differential predictiveness of CBM oral reading fluency on the reading comprehension skills of African American and Caucasian students.

    Academic text (2002)

  • This information effectively constitutes valuable longitudinal data, enabling the past predictiveness of such variables to be tested.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Researchers are studying the predictiveness of economic models to better understand market trends.

  • The predictiveness of this software allows companies to anticipate customer needs.

Synonyms

foresight
vspredictiveness
30 5.6

The ability to think ahead and plan for the future

emphasizes accurate forecasting of outcomes rather than just preparation
predictability
vspredictiveness
17 3.3

How much you can know about what will happen next

relates instead to correctly forecasting specific future events rather than stability
prescience
vspredictiveness
  • Formal
3 9.9

To know what will happen in the future

is about the ability to forecast future events accurately
foreseeability
vspredictiveness
  • Formal
1 8.2

How likely it is that future results can be seen before they happen

highlights the ability to forecast future events accurately rather than mere possibility
prospicience
vspredictiveness
  • Archaic
9.9

An ability to see and plan for things that will happen

focuses on actually forecasting what will happen with precision

How Predictive

predictiveness
  • Specialized
7.5

Surface Forms

predictiveness singular
predictivenesses plural

Morphology

predictiveness = predictive (transparent) = predict + ive + ness

The noun is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'predictive', which itself is a regular adjectival formation from 'predict'.

Etymology

Predictiveness breaks into pre- ('before') and dict ('say'), the same root you see in dictionary and dictate. So predictiveness is the quality of 'saying' what will happen 'before' it happens, or the ability to forecast what will happen.