predictor

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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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