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Declarative — may refer to: Declarative learning, acquiring information that one can speak about Declarative memory, one of two types of long term human memory Declarative programming, a computer programming programming paradigm A type of sentence… … Wikipedia
Declarative — De*clar a*tive, a. [L. declarativus, fr. declarare: cf. F. d[ e]claratif.] Making declaration, proclamation, or publication; explanatory; assertive; declaratory. Declarative laws. Baker. [1913 Webster] The vox populi, so declarative on the same… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
declarative — [dē kler′ə tiv, dikler′ə tiv] adj. [LL declarativus: see DECLARE] making a statement or assertion [a declarative sentence] declaratively adv … English World dictionary
declarative — index declaratory, demonstrative (illustrative), narrative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
declarative — mid 15c., from Fr. déclaratif and directly from L.L. declarativus, from pp. stem of L. declarare (see DECLARE (Cf. declare)) … Etymology dictionary
declarative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of the nature of a declaration. 2) (of a sentence or phrase) taking the form of a simple statement … English terms dictionary
declarative — I noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact • Syn: ↑indicative mood, ↑indicative, ↑declarative mood, ↑common mood, ↑fact mood • Hypernyms: ↑mood, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
déclarative — ● déclaratif, déclarative adjectif (bas latin declarativus) Se dit d un acte qui constate l existence d un droit préexistant. Se dit d un verbe exprimant une assertion et pouvant introduire le discours direct ou indirect (par exemple dire,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
declarative — adjective Date: 1628 making a declaration ; declaratory < a declarative sentence > • declaratively adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
declarative — declaratively, adv. /di klar euh tiv/, adj. serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement. Also, declaratory /di klar euh tawr ee, tohr ee/. [1530 40; < L declarativus explanatory, equiv. to declarat(us) (see DECLARATION) +… … Universalium
