applicative
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From applicate.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
applicative (comparative more applicative, superlative most applicative)
- Having practical application; applicable.
- (computing) Of a programming language: using successive functional transformations on data to arrive at a result.
- Involving the application of an operator on an operand.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
having practical application
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Noun[edit]
applicative (plural applicatives)
- (grammar) A grammatical construct that casts a peripheral noun phrase as direct object.
- 2010, Kaoru Kiyosawa, Donna Gerdts, Salish Applicatives, page 370:
- It remains a puzzle why some languages allow multiple applicatives while others prohibit them. In Salish, examples of multiple applicatives are attested in Columbian, Lushootseed, Tillamook, and the three Northern Interior languages.
French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
applicative
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
applicative