- of or relating to prediction: The predictive power of the software is its ability to analyze relationships in the data at a speed and on a scale not previously possible.
- used or useful for predicting or foretelling the future: Astrologers look for predictive signs among the stars.
- being an indication of the future or of future conditions: The cold wind was predictive of snow.
- relating to or being computer or smartphone software that uses the text just entered in a message or document to suggest words that may be wanted next: There's a combination of artificial intelligence and special algorithms in the code that makes the predictive text happen.
- of, relating to, or making predictions
- (of mobile phone technology) enabling mobile phones to predict the word being entered in a text message from the first few letters
