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individuative

individuative adjective: pertaining to individuation.

Adjective

individuative (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to individuation.
    • But these designations appear to run afoul of our earlier concerns about the individuative impotence of dummy sortals.2008 January 8, John E. Sarnecki, “Sortals for Dummies”, in Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 2, →DOI

Origin of individuative

From individuate + -ive.

Questions about individuative

What does individuative mean?
Individuative means pertaining to individuation.
What part of speech is individuative?
Individuative is an adjective.

Words near individuative in the dictionary

  1. individuated
  2. individuates
  3. individuating
  4. individuation
  5. individuations
  6. individuative
  7. individuator
  8. individuators
  9. individuities
  10. individuity
  11. individuum

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