predictor

nouns

someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer
is derived from
predict
information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
"the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance"
predictor
is a type of (narrower)
knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
information
a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival
predictor
is a part of
artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flack, flak, pom-pom
is a type of (narrower)
a machine for performing calculations automatically
computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system