Declarative vs Descriptive - What's the difference?
declarative | descriptive |
Expressing truth.
(computing, programming) That declares a construct.
Of or relating to description.
(grammar) Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy'' in ''the heavy dictionary ).
(linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
(science, philosophy) Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.
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As adjectives the difference between declarative and descriptive
is that declarative is while descriptive is of or relating to description.As a noun descriptive is
(grammar) an adjective (or other descriptive word).declarative
English
Adjective
(-)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.descriptive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record.}}