Attributive vs Undefined - What's the difference?
attributive | undefined |
(grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun.
Having the nature of an attribute.
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(grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative.
Lacking a definition or value.
(mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
As adjectives the difference between attributive and undefined
is that attributive is (grammar|of a word or phrase) modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun while undefined is lacking a definition or value.As a noun attributive
is (grammar) an attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative.attributive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- In "this big house", "big" is attributive , whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.
- Since both Attributes'' and ''Adjuncts'' recursively expand N-bar into N-bar, it seems clear that the two have essentially the same function, so that ''Attributes'' are simply pronominal Adjuncts (though we shall continue to follow tradition and refer to attributive premodifiers as ''Attributes'' rather than ''Adjuncts ).
Antonyms
* predicativeDerived terms
* attributively * attributive adjective * attributive noun * attributive verbNoun
(wikipedia attributive) (en noun)- In "this big house," "big" is an attributive , while in "this house is big," it is a predicative.
- In "this tiger is a man-eater," "man" is an attributive noun.
undefined
English
Adjective
(wikipedia undefined) (-)- The result of division by zero is undefined .