generative

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If a system is generative, the thinking goes, it's also probably scalable.

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  1. adjective Having the ability to originate, produce, or procreate.
  2. adjective Of or relating to the production of offspring.

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  1. = French génératif = Provencal generatiu = Spanish Portuguese Italian generativo; as generate + - ive.
 

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/ˈdʒɛnərətɪv/
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