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Prediction vs Predictor - What's the difference?

prediction | predictor |

As nouns the difference between prediction and predictor

is that prediction is prediction (act of predicting) while predictor is something that anticipates, predicts or foretells.

prediction

English

(wikipedia prediction)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A statement of what will happen in the future.
    • "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." (in translation from Danish)

    Synonyms

    * (statement about the future) forecast, halseny, prognosis, prognostication

    predictor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that anticipates, predicts or foretells.
  • :The rain fall in April is a predictor for the number of mosquitoes in May.
  • :The predictor in the traffic lights control circuit tries to figure out how fast to change the lights.