predictor

Noun (3)

1. someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)Synonyms: forecasterprognosticatorsoothsayerType of visionary, illusionistKinds fortuneteller, astrologer
2. information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events“the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance”Type of information
3. a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrivalType of computer, computing machinePart of antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun