English Explanatory Dictionary

declarative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.
  2. Expressing truth.
  3. That declares a construct.
  4. A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. Declarative programming
noun
  1. Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)
  2. Illocution: a “performative” statement which. by its utterance/publication, creates a change of state (at least psychologically) for the addressees (i.e., a declaration, announcement, edict, etc.)

Pronunciation

dĭ-klâr′ə-tĭv -klăr′- /dɪˈklæɹ.ə.tɪv/ /dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ [dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.ɾɪv] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-declarative.wav [dɪˈklæɹ.ə.ɾɪv] /ɖᵻk.ləˈre.ʈɪʋ/

Word forms

declarative declaratives

Etymology

Derived from Middle French déclaratif.

Synonyms

declaratory declaration

Derived words

declaratively declarative memory declarativeness declarative programming declarativity nondeclarative

Translations

Finnish: deklaratiivinen German: deklarativ
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