predictive

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Testing for predictive genes could be a way for the company to salvage its business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“Sentiment Indicator levels below -1 have historically been predictive of above-average equity returns, although the signal improves when the indicator drops below -1.5,” Goldman said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Instead, they produce responses via token prediction, effectively a more complex version of predictive text.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Importantly, these behavioral differences were predictive, not just descriptive.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

But that means that about 3.6 percent of the people who dream every night will have a predictive dream.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos