declarative

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The above is purely declarative, and there is no need for me to use any kind of counting parameter or write any comparison tests or increment / decrement anything.

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  1. adjective Serving to declare or state.
  2. adjective Of, relating to, or being an element or construction used to make a statement: a declarative sentence.
  3. noun A sentence or expression that makes a statement.

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  • The above is purely declarative, and there is no need for me to use any kind of counting parameter or write any comparison tests or increment / decrement anything. —  Random Hacks
  • How to use a custom expression builder to provide declarative, strongly-typed references to types and members This article provides an example of how to implement and use a custom expression builder to extend compile-time support in your ASP. NET pages. —  The Code Project Latest Articles
  • The ideal solution would be declarative, and provide compile-time validation of both types and members within the IDE and target application compilation context - fortunately this is exactly what a custom expression builder can provide. —  The Code Project Latest Articles
  • ~ Donald Fagen, I.G.Y. History is a progression from inefficiency to efficiency, from art to language, from emotion to reason, from instinct to science, from the subconscious non-declarative memories to the conscious declarative memories, from chaos to understanding. —  Catfish Stew
  • A large sign in the Panthers 'dressing room is a one-word declarative in two-foot letters, white on red: —  Kuklas Korner
 

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  1. = French déclaratif = Spanish Portuguese declarativo = Italian dichiarativo, from Late Latin declarativus, from Latin declarare, declare: see declare.
 

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/dəˈklærətɪv/
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