generative Definition
gen·er·a·tive (jen′ər āt′iv, -ər ə tiv)
adjective
- of the production of offspring; procreative
- having the power of producing or originating
- ☆ of or characteristic of generative grammar
Etymology: ME generatif
generative Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
even: At the very least a glossary with examples is needed for I suspect that even generative grammarians will find this hard going.
Modifies a noun
- grammar: The author includes the chapter on generative grammar in order to explain to students why the approach is " wrong " .
- linguistics: It is not a popularizing work directed toward converting the world of generative linguistics to corpus based methods.
- linguist: To a later paper that challenges generative linguists ' claims that we have a system of rules in our heads distilled from experience.
- syntax: When teaching generative syntax, a range of approaches is possible.
- mapping: Several latent variable models are investigated, including factor analysis and the generative topographic mapping ( GTM ).
- model: These kernels use a generative model to map a variable length sequence to a fixed length vector.
Used with adjective complement
cash: Notwithstanding this, the Group remains strongly cash generative.
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