information vs predictor

predictor vs information

information and predictor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
information	Yes	No	No	No
predictor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, predictor is a hyponym of information; that is, predictor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than information:

information: knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
predictor: information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events

Other hyponyms of information include data point, datum, acquaintance, conversance, conversancy, familiarity, fact, example, illustration, instance, representative, circumstance, condition, consideration, background, background knowledge, descriptor, evidence, grounds, tip-off, input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus.

information (noun)	predictor (noun)
(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome	a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival
knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction	information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
a message received and understood	someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
formal accusation of a crime
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

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