predictive
[ pri-dik-tiv ]
/ prɪˈdɪk tɪv /
adjective
of or relating to prediction: losing one's predictive power.
used or useful for predicting or foretelling the future: to look for predictive signs among the stars.
being an indication of the future or of future conditions: a cold wind predictive of snow.
Origin of predictive
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British Dictionary definitions for predictive
predictive
/ (prɪˈdɪktɪv) /
adjective
of, relating to, or making predictions
text messaging
(of mobile phone technology) enabling mobile phones to predict the word being entered in a text message from the first few letters
predictive texting