apocalyptic vs predictive

apocalyptic

adj
  • Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom). 

  • Eggcorn of apoplectic. 

  • Of or relating to an apocalypse (a disaster). 

  • Of or relating to an apocalypse (a revelation), revelatory; prophetic. 

noun
  • One who predicts apocalypse. 

predictive

adj
  • Describing a predictor. 

  • Expressing the expected accuracy of a statistical measure or of a diagnostic test. 

  • Useful in predicting. 

noun
  • A conditional statement that includes a prediction in the dependent clause (e.g. "if it rains, the game will be cancelled", "give her an inch and she'll take a mile."). 

  • Simulated data generated from a statistical model, based on the estimates for the real data. 

How often have the words apocalyptic and predictive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )