Definition of
predictor has definitions from the field of computer science
1
[ noun ] (computer science) a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival

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computer antiaircraft

2
[ noun ] information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events

Examples

"the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance"

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information

3
[ noun ] someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)

Synonyms

soothsayer prognosticator forecaster

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visionary fortune-teller astrologer fortune_teller palmist predict calculate

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Rhymes with

victor constrictor character detector defector director inductor doctor dr. reactor director rector director conductor protector collector semiconductor abductor injector tractor proctor constructor instructor sector nectar lector vector detractor inspector abductor projector hector connecter connector spectre collector specter actor factor contractor subcontractor director objector chiropractor malefactor benefactor prospector malefactor

Phonetic and Homophones

P R IH0 D IH1 K T ER0

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