presentative

American  

[pri-zen-tuh-tiv] / prɪˈzɛn tə tɪv /

adjective

1. (of an image, idea, etc.) presented, known, or capable of being known directly.

2. Ecclesiastical. admitting of or pertaining to presentation.

3. Philosophy. immediately knowable; capable of being known without thought or reflection.

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presentative British  

/ prɪˈzɛntətɪv /

adjective

1. philosophy

   1. able to be known or perceived immediately

   2. capable of knowing or perceiving in this way

2. subject to or conferring the right of ecclesiastical presentation

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Other Word Forms

• presentativeness noun
• unpresentative adjective

Etymology

Origin of presentative

First recorded in 1550–60; present ² + -ative

Example Sentences

There remains one further mode of cognition which approximates in character to presentative knowledge, and is closely related to external perception.

From Illusions A Psychological Study by Sully, James

At the same time, if well done, they will set an excellent example in the presentative art as also in an apt organization of thought.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul

It is because they always involve the immediate presence of some physical object, that the sensation elements involved in ordinary perception are spoken of as immediate, or presentative, elements of knowledge.

From Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education by Ontario. Ministry of Education

The first of these is Memory, which, though not primary or original, like presentative knowledge, is still regarded as directly or intuitively certain.

From Illusions A Psychological Study by Sully, James

The normal percept, then, owes its character of sensory reality to the fact that a certain number of its presentative elements are sensations peripherally excited by impressions made upon a sense-organ.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various