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perturbative

perturbative adjective: of, pertaining to, or causing perturbation.

Adjective

perturbative (comparative more perturbative, superlative most perturbative)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or causing perturbation

Forms of perturbative

comparativemore perturbative
superlativemost perturbative

Origin of perturbative

From perturb + -ative.

Words formed from perturbative

Questions about perturbative

What does perturbative mean?
Perturbative means of, pertaining to, or causing perturbation.
What part of speech is perturbative?
Perturbative is an adjective.

Words near perturbative in the dictionary

  1. perturbation
  2. perturbation theory
  3. perturbational
  4. perturbations
  5. perturbatious
  6. perturbative
  7. perturbatively
  8. perturbativity
  9. perturbator
  10. perturbators
  11. perturbatory

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