predictable
adjective
pre·dict·able
pri-ˈdik-tə-bəl 
1
: capable of being predicted : able to be known, seen, or declared in advance
a predictable reaction/outcome
a very predictable plot
changes occurring at a steady and predictable rate
2
: behaving in a way that is expected
I knew he would say that. He's so predictable.
predictability
noun
By comparing the projections, meteorologists can get a measure of the weather's predictability: The less agreement among the forecasts, the less predictable the weather.
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Richard Monastersky
Richard Monastersky
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If hazards stop being rare, stop being predictable, and/or produce damages that aren’t easily reparable (or suggest that a building should not be rebuilt in that location), the existing market structures for both property insurance and property more broadly won’t work.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Some long-run changes in consumer spending are predictable: nearly 1 in 4 Americans will be 65 or older by 2050, probably continuing the rise in health-care expenses.
—Kevin Schaul, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
Mike Wilson, a Tohono O’odham Nation member who has gained celebrity in human rights circles for years spent putting out water for migrants on the reservation, says many of the deaths on the reservation were predictable.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 24 June 2024
Where two planetary objects act on one another, their effects are fairly predictable.
—Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2024
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Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Some long-run changes in consumer spending are predictable: nearly 1 in 4 Americans will be 65 or older by 2050, probably continuing the rise in health-care expenses.
—Kevin Schaul, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
Mike Wilson, a Tohono O’odham Nation member who has gained celebrity in human rights circles for years spent putting out water for migrants on the reservation, says many of the deaths on the reservation were predictable.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 24 June 2024
Where two planetary objects act on one another, their effects are fairly predictable.
—Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2024
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“Predictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predictable. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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