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Conclusive vs Exhaustive - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between conclusive and exhaustive

is that conclusive is pertaining to a conclusion while exhaustive is including every possible element.

conclusive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to a conclusion
  • Providing an end to something; decisive.
    • The set of premises of a valid argument is conclusive in the sense that no further evidence could possibly be added to the set of premises which would make the argument invalid.

    exhaustive

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Including every possible element.
    • We made an exhaustive list.
  • Fully comprehensive.

    • Derived terms

    * exhaustively * exhaustiveness * collectively exhaustive ----