generative
Americanadjective
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capable of producing or creating.
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pertaining to the production of offspring.
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Linguistics.
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of or relating to generative grammar.
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using rules to generate surface forms from underlying, abstract forms.
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adjective
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of or relating to the production of offspring, parts, etc
a generative cell
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capable of producing or originating
Other Word Forms
- generatively adverb
- generativeness noun
- intergenerative adjective
- nongenerative adjective
- ungenerative adjective
Etymology
Origin of generative
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French generatif, Late Latin generātīvus. See generate, -ive
Example Sentences
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Passed by the National Assembly in December, the law focuses on the risks posed by generative AI, requiring human oversight and control along the lines of the European Union's landmark AI Act.
From Barron's
What is helping them meet these deadlines is the industry's alacrity in embracing generative AI.
From BBC
Many of the recent negative narratives for investors have centered on the threat to software developers and other industries from the deployment of generative artificial-intelligence technology.
From MarketWatch
The partners pledged to create a computing environment powered by OpenAI models that will be available for AWS customers “to build generative AI applications and agents at production scale.”
From Barron's
“Amazon was slower to realize the importance of generative AI,” said Lloyd Walmsley, a senior analyst at Mizuho covering the tech industry.
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