Definitions for generative
ˈdʒɛn ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪvgen·er·a·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. generative, productiveadjective

   having the ability to produce or originate

   "generative power"; "generative forces"

2. generative, procreative, reproductiveadjective

   producing new life or offspring

   "the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions"; "the reproductive or generative organs"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. generativeadjective

   Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.

2. Etymology: Compare French génératif.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Generativeadjective

   Etymology: generatif, French, from genero, Latin.

   1. Having the power of propagation.

   He gave to all, that have life, a power generative, thereby to continue their species and kinds. Walter Raleigh, History.

   In grains and kernels the greatest part is but the nutriment of that generative particle, so disproportionable unto it. Brown.

   2. Prolifick; having the power of production; fruitful.

   If there hath been such a gradual diminution of the generative faculty upon the earth, why was there not the like decay in the production of vegetables? Richard Bentley, Sermons.

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1. generative

   Generative refers to the ability to create, produce, or bring something into existence. In different fields, the term may have specific connotations but the underlying theme remains the ability to generate something new or unique, often through a set of rules or procedures. For instance, in linguistics, generative refers to the ability to produce an infinite range of sentences or phrases from a finite set of rules. In art and design, generative often refers to work that is algorithmically or procedurally created.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Generativeadjective

   having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. gnratif.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of generative in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of generative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of generative in a Sentence

1. Dev Sanyal:

   The renewables business last year was free cash flow generative... we've been moving in a positive trajectory over the past three years, today we have industrial customers and over time there could be retail customers.

2. Julien Jarmoszko:

   As long as your target is cash generative, you get earnings enhancements, because you're given free money to target a company which is making money.

3. Daniel Zhang:

   We are at a technological watershed moment, driven by generative AI and cloud computing.

4. Jevin West:

   If you had the ability to go back and place these teams at the advent of social media, we’d probably be a little bit better off, we’re at a similar moment right now with generative AI and these chatbots.

5. Shire Chief Executive Flemming Ornskov:

   We are incredibly cash-generative and this will add to that, so this does not prevent us from considering further deals, shire is always considering the next deal.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=generative
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Generative
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=generative
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/generative