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projective

[ pruh-jek-tiv ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to projection.
  2. produced, or capable of being produced, by projection.
  3. Psychology. of, relating to, or noting a test or technique for revealing the hidden motives or underlying personality structure of an individual by the use of ambiguous or unstructured test materials, as ink blots, cloud pictures, or cartoons, that encourage spontaneous responses.


projective

/ prəˈdʒɛktɪv /

adjective

  1. relating to or concerned with projection

    projective geometry



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Derived Forms

  • proˈjectively, adverb

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Other Words From

  • pro·jective·ly adverb
  • pro·jec·tiv·i·ty [proh-jek-, tiv, -i-tee], noun
  • nonpro·jective adjective
  • unpro·jective adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of projective1

First recorded in 1625–35; project + -ive

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Example Sentences

It is called the finite projective plane, and, like the complete graph, it has the maximum chromatic index.

Projective telepathy had only been a crackpot's idea back then.

Every habit is impulsive, that is projective, urgent, and the habit of knowing is no exception.

It has often been said that metric geometry was quantitative, while projective geometry was purely qualitative.

Both of them ignore the projective force of habit and the implication of habits in one another.

He was a man, or let us rather say a lad, of unusual projective power.

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