What is the meaning of predictor?

noun

  • Someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge.
  • Information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events.
    • usage: "the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance"
  • 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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