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applicative

adj, noun — 4 senses

applicative

adj

/əˈplɪkətɪv/

Etymology From applicate + -ive.

1

Having practical application; applicable.

2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Of a programming language: using successive functional transformations on data to arrive at a result.

3

Involving the application of an operator on an operand.

Derived terms
applicatively

applicative

noun

Etymology From applicate + -ive.

1

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A grammatical construct that casts a peripheral noun phrase as direct object.

  • 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.2010, Kaoru Kiyosawa, Donna Gerdts, Salish Applicatives, page 370:

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