Definition of "applicative" []

• Characterized by actual application; applied. (adjective)
• Practical; applicatory. (adjective)

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• "For the benefit of those wishing to base their future joke-telling on sound scientific principles, the remaining patterns are division, completion, translation, applicative and qualitative recontextualization, and opposition."
• "I am pretty sure that violates one of the applicative functor laws. (f pure x = pure ($x) f)."
• "Thus the dyers distinguish their materials: the first are applicative, and communicate their colours to the matters boiled in them; or passed through them; as woad, scarlet, green, cochineal, indigo, madder, turmeric, &c."