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In loving his own productive, generative, generous love, God loves all those ways in which that love can be realised in creation.
Rowan Williams

Meaning of "generative" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GENERATIVE

generative  [ˈdʒɛnərətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENERATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Generative is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GENERATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Generative

Generative may refer to: ▪ Generative actor, a person who instigates social change ▪ Generative art, art that has been created using an autonomous system that is frequently, but not necessarily, implemented using a computer ▪ Generative music, music that is ever-different and changing, and that is created by a system Math and science ▪ Generative anthropology, a field of study based on the theory that history of human culture is a genetic or "generative" development stemming from the development of language ▪ Generative model, a model for randomly generating observable data in probability and statistics ▪ Generative programming, a type of computer programming in which some mechanism generates a computer program to allow human programmers write code at a higher abstraction level ▪ Generative sciences, an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary science that explores the natural world and its complex behaviours as a generative process ▪ Generative...

Definition of generative in the English dictionary

The definition of generative in the dictionary is of or relating to the production of offspring, parts, etc. Other definition of generative is capable of producing or originating.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GENERATIVE


alliterative
əˈlɪtərətɪv
collaborative
kəˈlæbərətɪv
commemorative
kəˈmɛmərətɪv
cooperative
kəʊˈɒpərətɪv
corroborative
kəˈrɒbərətɪv
curative
ˈkjʊərətɪv
decorative
ˈdɛkərətɪv
evaporative
ɪˈvæpərətɪv
exonerative
ɪɡˈzɒnərətɪv
figurative
ˈfɪɡərətɪv
iterative
ˈɪtərətɪv
operative
ˈɒpərətɪv
postoperative
pəʊstˈɒpərətɪv
preoperative
priːˈɒpərətɪv
proliferative
prəˈlɪfərətɪv
regenerative
rɪˈdʒenərətɪv
remunerative
rɪˈmjuːnərətɪv
ulcerative
ˈʌlsərətɪv
unremunerative
ˌʌnrɪˈmjuːnərətɪv
venerative
ˈvenərətɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENERATIVE

generating set
generating station
generating unit
generation
Generation C
generation gap
Generation Jones
Generation O
Generation X
Generation Xer
Generation XL
Generation Y
Generation Z
generational
generationally
generationism
generative grammar
generative semantics
generator
generatrices

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENERATIVE

active
administrative
alternative
comparative
conservative
creative
cumulative
derivative
illustrative
in the negative
informative
initiative
innovative
legislative
narrative
native
negative
qualitative
quantitative
relative
representative

Synonyms and antonyms of generative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «generative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENERATIVE

Find out the translation of generative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of generative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «generative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

生成
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

generativa
570 millions of speakers

English

generative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्पादक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

توليدي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

порождающая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

generativa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সৃজক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

génératif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Generatif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

generativ
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生成的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

생식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Generatif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có thể sinh sản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆகியோர் உருவாக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्पादक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üretken
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

generativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

generatywnej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

що породжує
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

generativă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραγωγική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

generatiewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

generativ
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

generative
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of generative

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERATIVE»

The term «generative» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.839 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERATIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about generative

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6 QUOTES WITH «GENERATIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word generative.
1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Music is the wine which inspires one to new generative processes, and I am Bacchus who presses out this glorious wine for mankind and makes them spiritually drunken.
2
Walead Beshty
There's a generative material relationship between the material and the image that comes up.
3
Laurie Helgoe
Introverts like being introverts. We are drawn to ideas, we are passionate observers, and for us, solitude is rich and generative.
4
Thom Mayne
Architecture is the beginning of something because it's - if you're not involved in first principles, if you're not involved in the absolute, the beginning of that generative process, it's cake decoration.
5
Jerry Saltz
It's art that pushes against psychological and social expectations, that tries to transform decay into something generative, that is replicative in a baroque way, that isn't about progress, and wants to - as Walt Whitman put it - 'contain multitudes.'
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Rowan Williams
In loving his own productive, generative, generous love, God loves all those ways in which that love can be realised in creation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENERATIVE»

Discover the use of generative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to generative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Topics in the Theory of Generative Grammar
Such a demonstration would simply support the conjecture in the earliest studies of transformational generative grammar (e.g. Chomsky, Syntactic structures, 34) that English and other languages may very well be within the weak generative ...
Noam Chomsky, 1978
2
Generative Art: A Practical Guide Using Processing
Describes the principles of algorighmic art along with examples of generative art and tutorials using the processing programming language to create the images found in the book.
Matt Pearson, 2011
3
The Generative Enterprise Revisited: Discussions with Riny ...
Spanning more than two decades of thinking about generative approaches to Universal Grammar, the two interviews with Noam Chomsky in this book permit a rare and illuminating insight into his views on numerous issues in linguistics and ...
Henk C. van Riemsdijk, Naoki Fukui, Mihoko Zushi, 2004
4
Noun Phrase in the Generative Perspective
Biographical note: Artemis Alexiadou, University of Stuttgart, Germany; Liliane Haegeman, Angellier-Université Lille/CNRS, France; Melita Stavrou, University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Artemis Alexiadou, Liliane M. V. Haegeman, Melita Stavrou, 2007
5
Generative Social Science: Studies in Agent-Based ...
This book argues that this powerful technique permits the social sciences to meet an explanation, in which one 'grows' the phenomenon of interest in an artificial society of interacting agents: heterogeneous, boundedly rational actors.
Joshua M. Epstein, 2006
6
Home and Beyond: Generative Phenomenology After Husserl
Both critique and an appropriation of a large and diverse body of work, Home and Beyond is a major contribution to contemporary Husserl scholarship.
Anthony J. Steinbock, 1995
7
Foundations of Generative Syntax
This is the first entry-level introduction to generative syntax to develop a foundational approach that rationally reconstructs syntactic theory from the perspective of current research.
Robert Freidin, 1992
8
Generative Theory and Corpus Studies: A Dialogue from 10 ICEHL
This volume focuses on the present state of English historical linguistics as a unitary discipline.
Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero, 2000
9
Language Acquisition Studies in Generative Grammar: Papers ...
This is a collection of essays on the native and non-native acquisition of syntax within the Principles and Parameters framework.
Kenneth Wexler, Teun Hoekstra, Bonnie D. Schwartz, 1994
10
Phonology in Generative Grammar
This is the most comprehensive and current introduction to phonological theory and analysis.
Michael J. Kenstowicz, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENERATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term generative is used in the context of the following news items.
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My Edmonds News | 30th annual Write on the Sound writers …
Spokane poets Maya Jewell Zeller and Laura Read will explore long form poetry and will lead attendees through a series of generative ... «My Edmonds News, Jul 15»
2
Not all Blue Skies for Rolls Royce as Maintenance Moves From First …
... from fleets of smaller planes with less efficient engines (servicing and maintenance of which is highly cash-generative business for Rolls) to a ... «MetalMiner, Jul 15»
3
GLASS ON WEB - Glass News - 2015 AAMA Summer Conference …
Reduce your own footprint; reduce others' footprints and focus on generative actions, he stated. AAMA's focus on sustainability continues to ... «Glass on Web, Jul 15»
4
The Back End of Innovation
We agree, but with generative ideation and limited validation it is easy to see how the backlog ensues. Without a quantitative way to gauge ... «Innovation Excellence, Jul 15»
5
Letter: Same-sex marriage decision a 'disaster' for U.S.
Nor can they, by themselves, perform generative and unitive functions of traditional marriage. Third, spokespersons for same-sex relationships ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»
6
The week ahead: Carillion, Experian
Nevertheless, Experian remains extremely cash generative with operating cash conversion above 100% over the last two financial years. «Interactive Investor, Jul 15»
7
miguel chevalier forms fractal flowers and liquid pixels in ibiza
'liquid pixels 2015′ is a generative and interactive virtual-reality installation that bears a skin of colorful pixels that evolve autonomously. «Designboom, Jul 15»
8
Growing your own food is like printing your own money
This is a very generative employee social responsibility initiative. This will go well with the practice of giving sacks of rice monthly. The company ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
9
Environmental Health Safety awaits mystery candidate
“(Generative Safety), If you want to be a top 50 research institute, that is the target,” Kamal said. “I've looked at the 2025 vision for K-State, the ... «Kansas State Collegian, Jul 15»
10
Donating Brain To Science The Last Of Ken Stabler's Great …
... has the potential to do a great deal of good for future generations of not just athletes, but anybody who suffers from generative brain disease. «Steelers Depot, Jul 15»

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