"predictive power" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (sciences, epistemology) The power of a scientific theory to generate testable predictions. Coordinate_terms: explanatory power Translations (Translations): ennustusvoima (Finnish), ennustevoima (Finnish), Vorhersagekraft [feminine] (German)
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