predictive

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Past performance on at least one of those measures seems to have some predictive value, Bendable found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

This allowed the Space4Nature team to develop a predictive model for grassland and lowland heathland habitats.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The former two models are part of Ford Pro, the company’s global commercial brand, which includes a vehicle data and predictive intelligence platform.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

"Future research should explore whether these findings extend to other cohorts and whether the changes recorded are sustained or predictive of long-term outcomes."

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

There’s no need to invoke any special parapsychological abilities; the ordinariness of apparently predictive dreams does not need any ex plaining.

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