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value-free

value-free adjective: lacking normative assumptions; normatively neutral.

Adjective

value-free (comparative more value-free, superlative most value-free)

  1. Lacking normative assumptions; normatively neutral.

Forms of value-free

comparativemore value-free
superlativemost value-free

Origin of value-free

From value + -free.

Questions about value-free

What does value-free mean?
Value-free means lacking normative assumptions; normatively neutral.
What part of speech is value-free?
Value-free is an adjective.

Words near value-free in the dictionary

  1. value-added tax
  2. value-added taxes
  3. value-adds
  4. value-form
  5. value-forms
  6. value-free
  7. value-laden
  8. value-neutral
  9. valueable
  10. valued
  11. valued policies

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