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.
—
Richard Monastersky
Richard Monastersky
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Meanwhile, smaller nations and startups gain predictable rules, spurring innovation across the Atlantic.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
According to Jian Hui Guan, PhD, a postdoctoral research assistant at UNC-Chapel Hill and joint first author of the study, carefully tuned vibrations can control bubbles along predictable routes.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Feb. 2025
But others were internal and predictable.
—Matthew J. Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
That recommendation is, on the one hand, entirely predictable.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
According to Jian Hui Guan, PhD, a postdoctoral research assistant at UNC-Chapel Hill and joint first author of the study, carefully tuned vibrations can control bubbles along predictable routes.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Feb. 2025
But others were internal and predictable.
—Matthew J. Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
That recommendation is, on the one hand, entirely predictable.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Predictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predictable. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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