Definition of predictability in English:
predictability
noun prɪdɪktəˈbɪlɪtiprəˌdɪktəˈbɪlədi
mass noun1The ability to be predicted.
we were discussing the predictability of career outcomes
the uncovering of motives allows for a certain degree of predictability
Example sentencesExamples
- Styles change with seasonal predictability.
- Predictability and planning become ever more important as farming becomes a more sophisticated science.
- With innovation comes reduced predictability and increased risk.
- Performers moving from venue to venue apparently prefer the predictability of a symmetrical auditorium.
- It could be argued that control systems do at least bring clarity and predictability.
- You understand a mature business because it has a level of predictability.
- Great defensive teams understand the predictability of their opponents' offensive patterns.
- The predictability of the monthly fee is another big plus.
- Sales forecasts should be based on accuracy and predictability.
- Tempos shift from polar opposites without predictability.
- 1.1derogatory The fact of always behaving or occurring in the way expected.
the boring predictability of their routine
Example sentencesExamples
- Much of the problem lies in the predictability of virtually every scenario.
- It undermined the cozy predictability of their routines.
- The film's fatal flaw is its predictability.
- Their lives are hemmed in by the predictability of poverty.
- The first problem lies with the predictability of the plot.
Definition of predictability in US English:
predictability
nounprəˌdɪktəˈbɪlədiprəˌdiktəˈbilədē
1The ability to be predicted.
we were discussing the predictability of career outcomes
the uncovering of motives allows for a certain degree of predictability
Example sentencesExamples
- You understand a mature business because it has a level of predictability.
- Tempos shift from polar opposites without predictability.
- Styles change with seasonal predictability.
- It could be argued that control systems do at least bring clarity and predictability.
- With innovation comes reduced predictability and increased risk.
- Predictability and planning become ever more important as farming becomes a more sophisticated science.
- Great defensive teams understand the predictability of their opponents' offensive patterns.
- Sales forecasts should be based on accuracy and predictability.
- Performers moving from venue to venue apparently prefer the predictability of a symmetrical auditorium.
- The predictability of the monthly fee is another big plus.
- 1.1derogatory The fact of always behaving or occurring in the way expected.
the boring predictability of their routine
Example sentencesExamples
- The first problem lies with the predictability of the plot.
- It undermined the cozy predictability of their routines.
- Their lives are hemmed in by the predictability of poverty.
- Much of the problem lies in the predictability of virtually every scenario.
- The film's fatal flaw is its predictability.