projective

Meaning

Adj

1. projecting outward
2. of, relating to, or caused by a projection
3. (usually) Of or related to projective geometry:
4. (usually) Of or related to projective geometry:
5. In a technical sense, general (but not necessarily so general as to be free); involving such objects:
6. In a technical sense, general (but not necessarily so general as to be free); involving such objects:
7. In a technical sense, general (but not necessarily so general as to be free); involving such objects:
8. In a technical sense, general (but not necessarily so general as to be free); involving such objects:

Noun

1. An assessment test that presents subjects with some sort of stimulus to which they react by projecting or imagining details.
2. A projective member of a category.
3. A statement about a conditional or potential state of affairs, as opposed to one about a situation that actually exists or existed.

Synonyms

projected

Translations

προβολικός

projectif

إسقاطي

vorspringend

izdüşel

Etymology

Cognate with English: -

Cognate with English: -ive

Cognate with Latin: prōiectīvus

In summary

Formed by the suffixation of prōiect- (the perfect passive participial stem of the Classical Latin prōiciō, whence the English verb project) with the English -ive, forming project + -ive; however, compare the post-Classical Latin prōiectīvus (“relating to purging”).