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predicator

(ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪtə)
n
(Grammar) (in systemic grammar) the part of a sentence or clause containing the verbal group; one of the four or five major components into which clauses can be divided, the others being subject, object, adjunct, and (in some versions of the grammar) complement
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Noun1.predicator - an expression that predicates
grammatical construction, construction, expression - a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
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Contrary to a long held belief by police, practitioners and the public, violence is no longer considered the biggest predicator of homicide.
Base in context to the value of beta as per the results first best predicator is employee psychology having beta value i-e .475.
NAFLD might be a predicator of early carotid atherosclerosis which is assessed by carotid stenosis or carotid plaque as surrogate markers.
Predicator of outcome in patients with diphtheria receiving intensive care.
Payne (2011:339) observes that complementation in particular "presents a major challenge for second language learners" because though all the structural types of dependent clauses can occur as complement clauses not all of them can complement any type of complement-taking predicator. One therefore expects variability to exist in the use of these structures across different texts from native and nonnative contexts.
This present research concluded that regular exercise is a not significant predicator of LBP, being less prevalent in those who exercise regularly (41.12%) in comparison with those who do not (58.88%).
Although growth of the rumen generally is related to age or body weight, the best predicator of rumen weight may be intake of solid food.
The dependent variable consisted of "my level of learning in this course is of the highest quality." The predicator variable consisted of students' level "feeling of a community within your group." Results of the analysis revealed that students' feeling of a community with his/her group was a significant predictor ([R.sup.2] = .34; F = 111.96; p < .000) of their perception of learning in the course to be of the highest quality.
In conclusion, in healthy adults, those with more ASAT and less VAT had better [beta]-cell function and IS, while in those with metabolic dysfunction or hyperglycemia, high SVR was only associated with better IS, indicating abdominal SVR is possible to be a novel predicator of type 2 diabetes.