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Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In psychology, relating to, due to, or composed of, presentations.

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  • adjective Of, or pertaining to, presentations.

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  • adjective of or relating to a presentation (especially in psychology or philosophy)

Etymologies

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presentation +‎ -al

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Examples

  • Stop thinking in presentational terms; his example was “click here” a phrase that is meaningless but also describes something that may not be true in all devices.

    Web Teacher › Report from WDN 09: Web Professional Education Summit 2009

  • Vernon's insistence on "natural handling," on making every move look casual rather than "presentational" - like a man handling cards rather than like a magician handling props-is a precept of modern magic.

    random($foo) 2008

  • An actor's term she invoked more than once was "presentational," meaning you're pushing, you're selling yourself, you're outside the song instead of in it.

    The Joy of the Ensemble 2008

  • It's not that teasing the humor out of this dark scenario is wrongheaded... it's just that the execution reeks of indie flick preciousness, that arch kind of presentational acting and tableau-style filming that Hartley borrowed from the French nouvelle vague.

    It's different for everybody Arbogast 2008

  • Tables mix 'presentational' data in with your content, which makes the file size of your pages unnecessarily large, as users must download this presentational data for each page they visit.

    Site Reference - Webmaster Articles Emma Fovargue 2010

  • For a bigger worrying TV "presentational" dynamic appears to be hardening into the norm.

    Expat Yank 2009

  • The Scotsman Pre-Budget report: Banks could be set to sidestep 'presentational' bonuses tax - 32 mins ago

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

  • The Scotsman Pre-Budget report: Banks could be set to sidestep 'presentational' bonuses tax - 32 mins ago

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

  • This is an excellent overview cum manifesto for e-poetry, useful especially for writers and readers who may be unaware of all but a few special cases such as hypertext, or consider the digital as simply a "presentational" strategy for poetry.

    PoetryFoundation.org 2009

  • This is an excellent overview cum manifesto for e-poetry, useful especially for writers and readers who may be unaware of all but a few special cases such as hypertext, or consider the digital as simply a "presentational" strategy for poetry.

    PoetryFoundation.org 2009

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