Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigDictionary
is purposive
adjective
Serving a particular purpose; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
synonyms
Exact(19)
However, Doyle [[ 39], p326] states that, "like meta-analysis, meta-ethnography utilizes multiple empirical studies but, unlike meta-analysis, the sample is purposive rather than exhaustive because the purpose is interpretive explanation and not prediction".
Fermat's principle is "purposive, almost teleological".
What is required is purposive intervention – and it precisely this that is lacking.
There are, apparently, no justifiable fears, only hysterical fears manipulated by the authorities, whose every act is purposive and conspiratorial.
In H. G. Creel's (1977) words, it is "purposive" and not purely "contemplative".
Learning is purposive quest to retain and improve competitiveness, productivity, and innovativeness in uncertain technological and market circumstance.
Similar(41)
A productive nexus or system may be purposive in a general sense without fulfilling a determinate purpose.
In contrast, the Sierra Club's incentives are purposive, attracting members through its programmatic and visionary ideals.
Sampling was purposive and data was analyzed thematically.
Village and household selection were purposive due to the volatile security situation.
Village and household selection were purposive as a consequence of volatile security situation.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com