Term: predictor variable: a variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression)
Candidate hypernym: variable: a quantity that can assume any of a set of values → 1
Candidate hypernym: antecedent: a preceding occurrence or cause or event → 0
Candidate hypernym: drag: the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid → 0
Candidate hypernym: caryophylloid dicot genus: genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: yellow mariposa tulip: mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges → 0
Candidate hypernym: policyholder: a person who holds an insurance policy; usually, the client in whose name an insurance policy is written → 0
Candidate hypernym: lanceolate spleenwort: a spleenwort of western Europe → 0
Candidate hypernym: liability: the state of being legally obliged and responsible → 0
Candidate hypernym: condemnation: the condition of being strongly disapproved of → 0
Candidate hypernym: debriefing: report of a mission or task → 0
Candidate hypernym: canfield: a form of solitaire that involves gambling → 0