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Predictable vs Predictive - What's the difference?

predictable | predictive |

As adjectives the difference between predictable and predictive

is that predictable is able to be predicted while predictive is useful in predicting.

predictable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be predicted.

    • Antonyms

    * unpredictable

    Derived terms

    * predictability

    Related terms

    * predict * prediction * predictor

    See also

    * expected * possible

    predictive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Useful in predicting.
  • :The amount of rain in April is predictive of the number of mosquitoes in May.
  • (computing) Describing a predictor.

    • Derived terms

    *predictive text

    Antonyms

    *reactive