Predictive vs Prescriptive - What's the difference?
predictive | prescriptive |
Useful in predicting.
:The amount of rain in April is predictive of the number of mosquitoes in May.
(computing) Describing a predictor.
Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.
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As adjectives the difference between predictive and prescriptive
is that predictive is while prescriptive is of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.predictive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
*predictive textAntonyms
*reactiveprescriptive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- For one thing, spoken language tends to be less subjected to prescriptive
pressures than written language, and hence is a less artificial medium of com-
munication (written language is often a kind of 'censored' version of spoken
language). [...]