generative

[jen-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv]

adjective

1. capable of producing or creating.

2. pertaining to the production of offspring.

3. Linguistics.

   1. of or relating to generative grammar.

   2. using rules to generate surface forms from underlying, abstract forms.

generative

/ ˈdʒɛnərətɪv /

adjective

1. of or relating to the production of offspring, parts, etc

   a generative cell

2. capable of producing or originating

Other Word Forms

• generatively adverb
• generativeness noun
• intergenerative adjective
• nongenerative adjective
• ungenerative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of generative¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French generatif, Late Latin generātīvus. See generate, -ive

Example Sentences

Nintendo has not revealed any plans to take legal action, but several companies behind popular generative AI systems, including OpenAI, are currently locked in legal battles with the creators and rights holders of creative works.

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Meanwhile, it will continue to hire people who are generative AI-fluent and retrain existing workers to serve clients in consulting and other divisions.

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EA has been vocal about its plans to use generative AI in game development, and its prospective new owners are betting on the technology to boost profits, according to The Financial Times.

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A generative AI tool can be an expert in medieval history one minute and solve complex mathematical equations the next.

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What gets lost in facile critiques of gentrification, however, is its generative power.

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