predictor

Plural: predictors

Noun

• someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
• information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
  • "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
• Something that anticipates, predicts, or foretells.
• A predictor variable.
• One who predicts.

Examples

• The predictor in the traffic-light control circuit tries to figure out how fast to change the lights.
• The rainfall in April is a predictor for the number of mosquitoes in May.

Synonyms

forecaster, prognosticator, soothsayer, predictor

Related Words

Ouija, divination, oracle, precognition, precognitive, predict