You use predictive to describe something such as a test, science, or theory that is concerned with determining what will happen in the future.
[formal]
...the predictive branch of economics.
predictive in British English
(prɪˈdɪktɪv)
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or making predictions
2. messaging & social media
(of mobile phone technology) enabling mobile phones to predict the word being entered in a text message from the first few letters
predictive texting
Derived forms
predictively (preˈdictively)
adverb
Examples of 'predictive' in a sentence
predictive
The predictive power of this test doesn't mean its results are inevitable.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Especially with predictive text that adds the errors back in after you think you've removed them.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It does not seem to have the same predictive power at the moment.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Cut risk by using predictive text and buying a phone with bigger buttons.
The Sun (2007)
We view the predictive validity issue as especially critical with respect to dynamic assessment.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
The predictive value of a negative test result is unknown and that is potentially dangerous.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The search is on for a predictive test.
The Sun (2011)
He is going to show his predictive power over the coming four weeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The first issue is whether tests are sufficiently predictive of job success to justify their use.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
But it is as an example of the predictive powers of history that this fine book excels.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And read this as a study of the predictive powers of history as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Studies based on predictive validity seek to verify a relationship between the test scores of applicants and subsequent performance appraisal ratings.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
It's a bit like predictive texting.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This process is enhanced by predictive text, offering him options to complete sentences much more quickly.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The data would be real, but its predictive value would be nil.
Levenson, Thomas Ice Time: Climate, Science, and Life on Earth (1990)
Can you guess which famous British names have been bungled by predictive text here?
The Sun (2013)
In those of low or high risk, it adds no extra predictive value.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I survived the introduction of predictive texting.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
IQ is useful because it has a lot of predictive power.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Second, much more work needs to be done on the predictive validity of dynamic assessment relative to conventional assessment.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
It has brilliant predictive text which works in a flash, learns from your writing and reacts to local dialects too.
The Sun (2013)
This is called predictive testing.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Personnel managers are most concerned with predictive validity, which is the extent to which the test can predict subsequent job performance.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
Many companies are exploring new elements to their products, such as predictive tests and approaches that support the correct usage of drugs.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Using the predictive model, 93 per cent of high blood pressure cases were correctly classified.
The Sun (2016)
Today, for example, steps must be taken to ensure that employment tests are predictive of subsequent job performance and that interview questions treat all job applicants equally.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)