Filtered indexes optimize nonclustered index performance by using a filtered predicate to refine data down to a small subset.
noun /'prɛdɪkət/
the part of a sentence that makes a statement about the subject, such as ‘swim’ in ‘Fish swim’ and ‘is an artist’ in ‘She is an artist’.
the part of a sentence that expresses what is said about the subject.
a part of a sentence containing a verb that makes a statement about the subject of the verb, such as went home in John went home.
in grammar, the part of a sentence which contains the verb and gives information about the subject.
the part of the sentence that contains the verb and its object or complements and gives more information about the subject, for example ‘was combing her hair’ in the sentence ‘Francesca was combing her hair’.
In some systems of grammar, the predicate of a clause is the part of it that is not the subject. For example, in `I decided what to do', `decided what to do' is the predicate.
In the sentence “The child threw the ball,” the subject is “the child” and the predicate is “threw the ball.”.
In the sentence 'We went to the airport', 'went to the airport' is the predicate.
adjective /'prɛdɪkət/
used after a linking verb to describe a noun that comes before the verb
In “the sun is hot,” “hot” is a predicate adjective.
- compare ↑ATTRIBUTIVE
verb /ˈprɛdɪket/
1
be predicated on/upon something
if an action or event is predicated on a belief or situation, it is based on it or depends on it.
to base (something) on or upon something else - usually used as (be) predicated.
to base sth on a particular belief, idea or principle.
If an idea or argument is predicated on something, it depends on the existence or truth of this thing.
to base an action or decision on the existence or truth of something else.
If you say that one situation is predicated on another, you mean that the first situation can be true or real only if the second one is true or real.
The company’s expansion was predicated on the assumption that sales would rise.
His theory is predicated on faulty assumptions.
Democracy is predicated upon the rule of law.
The sales forecast is predicated on the assumption that the economy will grow by four per cent.
The new tax cuts are predicated on future surpluses.
Financial success is usually predicated on having money or being able to obtain it.
2
to state that sth is true.
to state that something is true.
The article predicates that the market collapse was caused by weakness of the dollar.
It would be unwise to predicate that the disease is caused by a virus before further tests have been carried out.
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