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| 1. | [ noun ] (computer science) a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival | |
| Related terms: | computer antiaircraft | |
| 2. | [ noun ] information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events | |
| Examples: | "the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance" |
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| Related terms: | information | |
| 3. | [ noun ] someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) | |
| Synonyms: | soothsayer prognosticator forecaster | |
| Related terms: | visionary fortune-teller astrologer fortune_teller palmist predict calculate | |
| Similar spelling: |
predict predicator predicted protector predictive prediction Pratico product predicament predication predictable predictably producer predecessor predigest predicate protectorate predispose predicable predacious predaceous predisposed predicative produce |
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