Definitions for Adaptive
əˈdæp tɪvadap·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. adaptive, adaptativeadjective

   having a capacity for adaptation

   "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

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.

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1. adaptive

   Adaptive refers to the ability or process of changing or modifying oneself or something to better suit or perform in a particular environment or under certain conditions. It often involves learning and applying new skills or strategies, and adjusting behavior or characteristics to meet new or changing demands or challenges. This can apply across various contexts, including biology, technology, learning methods, behaviors and more.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

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. Special Agent Kimberley Whittle:

   It’s learning how to be more flexible, more adaptive, and to do more with the same amount of resources, it’s a plug-and-play concept. They all learn the same things in training so they can all work with each other.

2. Heather Lynch:

   I think there’s a lesson in here for us as well, if we just stick to what we’ve always done, it’s not going to turn out well for us. Just because Manhattan has always been where it is, does it make sense that it will be there in 200 or 300 years? I don’t know. But I think we would benefit from being plastic and flexible and adaptive. And I think that’s kind of what the gentoos are telling us.

3. Andrew Gracie:

   These still matter. But cyber changes the game. Cyber is a dynamic, intelligent and adaptive threat. In the cyber arms race, costs are stacked in favour of the attacker, not the defender.

4. Ian Gilby:

   Nevertheless, recognizing the adaptive value of male-female aggression in chimpanzees may inevitably help us to understand, and hopefully prevent, similar behavior among humans.

5. 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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Adaptive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Adaptive
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Adaptive