purposive 
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purposive definition
pur·pos·ive (pʉr′pəs iv)
adjective
- serving some purpose
- having a purpose
Related Forms:
- purposively pur′·pos·ively adverb
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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purposive Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- sampling: Study sites were selected by a process of purposive sampling.
Modifying Another Word
- rationally: He then asks what is required to be a rationally purposive agent in the first place?
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