Proactive vs. Predictive
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Difference Between Proactive and Predictive
Proactiveadjective
Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty
We can deal with each problem as it pops up, or we can take a proactive stance and try to prevent future problems.Predictiveadjective
Useful in predicting.
The amount of rain in April is predictive of the number of mosquitoes in May.Proactiveadjective
descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently;
proactive inhibitionproactive interferencePredictiveadjective
(computing) Describing a predictor.
Proactiveadjective
(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
Predictiveadjective
(medicine) Expressing the expected accuracy of a statistical measure or of a diagnostic test.
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Predictiveadjective
of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
