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Declaratory vs Declarative - What's the difference?

declaratory | declarative |

As adjectives the difference between declaratory and declarative

is that declaratory is serving to declare or explain while declarative is expressing truth.

declaratory

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Serving to declare or explain

    • declarative

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Expressing truth.
  • (computing, programming) That declares a construct.

    • Usage notes

    In some linguistic models, "indicative" and "declarative" are synonyms. In others, the "declarative" mood and "interrogative" mood are distinct types of "indicative" moods.