predictor
(noun)
noun
1. someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
Similar word(s): forecaster, prognosticator, soothsayer
Definition categories: person, illusionist, seer, visionary
2. information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
- the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance
Definition categories: thought, information
3. a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival
Definition categories: man–made, computer
Sentences with predictor as a noun:
- 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.