Connected vs Connective - What's the difference?
connected | connective |
(usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.
(mathematics, topology, of a topological space) That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.
(mathematics, graph theory, of a directed graph) Having a path, either directed]] or undirected, connecting every pair of [[vertex, vertices.
(connect)
serving or tending to connect; connecting
* 1919 , :
That which connects.
(logic) A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.
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(grammar) A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.
(botany) The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together.
(anatomy, zoology) A connective tissue.
As adjectives the difference between connected and connective
is that connected is (usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity while connective is serving or tending to connect; connecting.As a verb connected
is past tense of connect.As a noun connective is
that which connects.connected
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Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* disconnectedVerb
(head)connective
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Adjective
(-)- Society is doomed to an ignominious death as soon as the connective tissue of institutions and the ossified material of officialdom with its rank growth of unyielding red tape and formalism begin to spread, choking, and strangling the free, personal life of the individual.