Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having the ability to originate, produce, or procreate.
  • adjective Of or relating to the production of offspring.
  • adjective Relating to or produced by the rules of a generative grammar.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to generation or propagation; connected with or resulting from the process of begetting.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having the ability to produce or originate
  • adjective producing new life or offspring

Etymologies

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Compare French génératif.

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Examples

  • We incorporate this wave of progressive maturation into the IGM model by allowing the basal layer of cells, which we call the generative layer, to proliferate giving rise to apical daughters or additional generative layer cells throughout sepal development (

    PLoS Biology: New Articles Adrienne H. K. Roeder et al. 2010

  • There just isn't the money in HE to do things again, so we have developed a system called the generative learning object tool that lets us disaggregate LOs and tweak them - of course our origin LOs are Flash based with XML manifests, which makes things easier.

    Who re-uses learning objects? Clive Shepherd 2008

  • By contrast, so-called generative adults — those who score highly on tests measuring civic-mindedness, and who are likely to be energetic and involved — tend to see many of the events in their life in the reverse order, as linked by themes of redemption.

    Narrative Psychology William Harryman 2007

  • This author advances the idea of the glandular system as an integral whole, the glands forming a unity which might be termed the generative system.

    The Pivot of Civilization Margaret Sanger 1924

  • Intermorphic call the generative music mix tweets "tikls" [ "tickles"], but Mixtikl can also play short chorded tunes & sound fx tikls as well.

    KVR News: Top Stories 2009

  • This author advances the idea of the glandular system as an integral whole, the glands forming a unity which might be termed the generative system.

    Reasoned Audacity 2009

  • The essential conflict is between what Zittrain terms generative platforms which can be reprogrammed and repurposed by almost anyone and tethered appliances that pretty much controlled by the manufacturer.

    mediations 2008

  • The essential conflict is between what Zittrain terms generative platforms which can be reprogrammed and repurposed by almost anyone and tethered appliances that pretty much controlled by the manufacturer.

    mediations 2008

  • Balog combines so-called generative language models with learning algorithms.

    innovations-report 2008

  • That particular methodology called generative-transformational did not include paralanguage, kinesics, or cultural influences.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol V No 1 1987

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  • overheard in reference to Last FM listings and upcoming.org

    December 6, 2006