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Definitions for adaptive
əˈdæp tɪvadap·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. adaptive, adaptativeadjective

    having a capacity for adaptation

    "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon"

Wiktionary

  1. adaptiveadjective

    Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.

  2. adaptiveadjective

    Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.

  3. adaptiveadjective

    Of a trait: that helps an individual to function well in society.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Adaptiveadjective

    suited, given, or tending, to adaptation; characterized by adaptation; capable of adapting

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of adaptive in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of adaptive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of adaptive in a Sentence

  1. Arthur Bloom:

    Some of what we do, you could call adaptive music making, the folks who are missing limbs or have damaged hands and arms sometimes require specialized instruments, which we provide.

  2. Katie McLaughlin:

    These processes are likely adaptive in some way. In the long term they confer costs for our health, mentally, that can be anxiety and depression later on. Physically it can be diabetes and heart disease.

  3. Diego Hernandez:

    I believe adaptive sports creates the opportunity for these service members to discover what they are truly capable of post-injury.

  4. Sam Abuelsamid:

    When it works, which can be most of the time, it can be very good, but it can easily be confused by things that humans would have no problem with. Machine visions are not as adaptive as humans'. And the problem is that all machine systems sometimes make silly errors.

  5. Sardard Adul Nabi:

    No provincial government can afford to ignore such weather patterns, and (we) need to make all socio-economic sectors adaptive to them.

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