predictor

English

Etymology

predict +‎ -or

Noun

predictor (plural predictors)

  1. Something that anticipates, predicts or foretells.
    The rainfall in April is a predictor for the number of mosquitoes in May.
    The predictor in the traffic-light control circuit tries to figure out how fast to change the lights.
  2. An independent variable.


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Spanish

Noun

predictor m (plural predictores)

  1. predictor, indicator
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