PREDICTOR
Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1D2I1C3T1O1R1 = 14
Definition
- noun someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge). — synonyms: forecaster, prognosticator, soothsayer
- noun information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events.
- noun a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival.
Examples
- “the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance”
- “The predictor in the traffic-light control circuit tries to figure out how fast to change the lights.”