Prophetic vs Predictive - What's the difference?
prophetic | predictive |
of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet
predicted, as by a prophecy
* Dryden
Useful in predicting.
:The amount of rain in April is predictive of the number of mosquitoes in May.
(computing) Describing a predictor.
As adjectives the difference between prophetic and predictive
is that prophetic is of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet while predictive is .prophetic
English
Alternative forms
* prophetical * prophetick (obsolete)Adjective
(-)- And fears are oft prophetic of the event.