predictive
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So although it’s always worth taking them with a grain of salt, last night’s bigger loser was betting markets, whose predictive power in Wisconsin was effectively zero.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
Cox said that it may give some indication of the direction of travel but “the predictive qualities of the Big Mac Index are decidedly hit and miss.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Regents overruled a faculty task force, which had found the tests to be predictive of college success across demographics and recommended keeping them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Both predictive neuroscience and psychoanalytic theory describe the mind as a system that seeks stability and predictability, also known as homeostasis, a state of psychological balance.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026
Predictive Dreams Another presumed kind of extrasensory perception is the predictive dream.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
