Adaptive

Definition: Adaptive

Adaptive

Adjective

1. Having a capacity for adaptation; "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon.

Date "adaptive" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references)

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Adaptive

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
Adaline	English	Adaptive linear element	Computing, Medicine
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonym: Adaptive

Synonym: adaptative (adj). (additional references)

Antonym: maladaptive (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Adaptive

English words defined with "adaptive": adaptative, adaptive radiation, Adaptiveness, Adaptorial. (references)

Specialty definitions using "adaptive": 4-way splitter ♦ adaptive answering, Adaptive Communication Environment, adaptive control system, Adaptive Digital Pulse Code Modulation, adaptive heap sort, adaptive k-d tree, adaptive learning, adaptive linear element, adaptive routing, Adaptive Simulated Annealing, adaptive sort, adaptive system, Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding, ADPCM, algorithm FGK, algorithm V, ATRAC ♦ Cognitive behavior therapy, Cognitive rehearsal, commutating switch module ♦ differential alarm driver, dynamic adaptive routing ♦ educational/development assistan, E-felt ♦ four-way splitter ♦ Hybrid Vigor ♦ Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group ♦ k-d-B-tree, Knowledge Systems Laboratory ♦ OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT ♦ PASC, Perceptional Adaptive Subband Coding, Psychotherapy, Rational-Emotive ♦ root-cap ♦ TPS. (references)

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Modern Usage: Adaptive

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	You see, when it comes to sexual interfacing with the female gender group, I've always been caution-orientated due to ongoing problems of an adaptive nature regarding the gooiness factor on the physical front. (Drop the Dead Donkey; writing credit: Andy Hamilton; Guy Jenkin)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Adaptive

Domain	Title
References	Adaptive Broadband Corp.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	A+ Adaptive Exams (reference) Adaptive Filter Theory (4th Edition) (reference) ASP.NET Mobile Controls: Tutorial Guide: Adaptive Web Content for Mobile Devices with the MMIT (reference) Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious (reference) The Ecology of Adaptive Radiation (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution (Paper)) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Adaptive Monitor (reference) (more periodical examples)

High Tech	Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5 for Win NT Base Server (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Adaptive

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		These health professionals can teach patients adaptive strategies such as techniques to help them speak louder and more clearly. (references)
		Physical therapy and adaptive devices may help patients with jerky gait. Early language evaluation and intervention is often recommended. (references)
Business		In addition to the aforementioned systems, product areas where U.S. suppliers stand a good chance are systems that speed electronic information throughout the vehicle, systems that will bring the Internet, movies, games and more into a vehicle; adaptive cruise control systems (that can electronically adjust speed to maintain a preset distance from another vehicle); systems that generate power and even help propel a vehicle; and finally systems that use sensors and electrical impulses (instead of conventional mechanical components) for functions like steering and braking. (references)
Children	Bangladesh	Physical and occupational therapists sometimes produce adaptive devices using locally available materials that often are less expensive and well suited to subtropical environments. (references)
Economic History	Pakistan	PEPCO is currently in discussion with its lenders over the modalities, terms and commercial aspects of a USD 500 million World Bank Power Sector Adjustment Loan and a USD 750 million World Bank and Asian Development Bank jointly-financed Adaptive Power Loan. (references)
Travel	Mexico	Upon arrival in Mexico City, the sensation of increased respiration, rapid heart rate, and mild dizziness are normal adaptive processes. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Adaptive

"Adaptive" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 97.52% of the time. "Adaptive" is used about 323 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	97.52%	315	16,262
Noun (proper)	2.17%	7	133,076
Noun (common)	0.31%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	323	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Adaptive

Country	Name
USA	Adaptive Broadband Corp.
	(more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expression: Adaptive

Expressions using "adaptive": adaptive answering ♦ adaptive Communication Environment ♦ adaptive control system ♦ adaptive Digital Pulse Code Modulation ♦ adaptive learning ♦ adaptive linear element ♦ adaptive optics ♦ adaptive radiation ♦ adaptive resonance theory ♦ adaptive routing ♦ adaptive Simulated Annealing ♦ adaptive system ♦ adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding ♦ dynamic adaptive routing ♦ Perceptional Adaptive Subband Coding. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "adaptive": non-adaptive.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Adaptive

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
adaptive	58
adaptive equipment	57
adaptive technology	47
adaptive behavior scale vineland	29
adaptive physical education	29
adaptive micro system	24
adaptive device	24
adaptive clothing	21
adaptive development	18
adaptive enterprise server solaris sybase v11.9.2	17
adaptive optics	16
adaptive security	13
adaptive cruise control	12
adaptive broadband	12
adaptive control	12
adaptive radiation	11
adaptive behavior	10
adaptive sports	10
adaptive vehicle	9
adaptive noise cancellation	9
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Adaptive

Language		Translations for "adaptive"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		能适�" (Adaptable, Adaptative, Adaptively). (various references)

Danish		adaptiv deltamodulation (adaptive delta modulation), tændernes tilpasningsvandring (adaptive movement of the teeth). (various references)

Dutch		ART-model (adaptive resonance theory, ART model), adaptieve resonantie theorie (adaptive resonance theory, ART model), adaptieve deltamodulatie (adaptive delta modulation), adaptieve besturing (adaptive controlEsprit WP'91 XIII/233/91-EN, II.3, IJCNN), adaptief lineair neuron (Adaline, adaptive linear element), Adaline-netwerk (Adaline, adaptive linear element), zelfaanpassend systeem (adaptive control system, adaptive system, self-adjusting system, self-aligning system). (various references)

Farsi		قابل تطبیق , توافقی , سازوارپذیر, انطباقی , دارای قوه ء تطابق . (various references)

Finnish		ART-malli (adaptive resonance theory, ART model), adaptiivinen resonanssiteoria (adaptive resonance theory, ART model), adaptiivinen ohjaus (adaptive controlEsprit WP'91 XIII/233/91-EN, II.3, IJCNN), adaptiivinen lineaarinen elementti (Adaline, adaptive linear element), adaptiivinen deltamodulointi (adaptive delta modulation), adaptiivinen deltamodulaatio (adaptive delta modulation), mukautuva ohjaus (adaptive controlEsprit WP'91 XIII/233/91-EN, II.3, IJCNN). (various references)

French		adaptatif. (various references)

German		adaptiv. (various references)

Greek		προσαρμοστικός (adapter, adaptor). (various references)

Hungarian		alkalmazkodó (acquiescent, adaptable, conformable, conformist, easy going, facile, nonconformist, opportunist, pliant, supple). (various references)

Indonesian		dapat menyesuaikan diri (adaptable). (various references)

Italian		adattabile (adaptable, adjustable). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		アセンブリー工業 (adagio, adapter, assemble, assembly industry, association, Atari, attach, attache case, attachment, attack, attacker). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		アダプティヴ . (various references)

Korean		� �합한 (Congruent). (various references)

Pig Latin		adaptiveay

Portuguese		adaptativo, adaptável (adaptable, malleable). (various references)

Romanian		care se adapteazã. (various references)

Russian		адаптивный (adoptive). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		prilagodljiv (adaptable, adjustable, self-adaptive, tractable, versatile). (various references)

Spanish		adaptativo, adaptado (adapted, matched). (various references)

Swedish		adaptivt system (adaptive control system, adaptive system, self-adjusting system, self-aligning system), adaptiv styrning (adaptive controlEsprit WP'91 XIII/233/91-EN, II.3, IJCNN), adaline (Adaline, adaptive linear element). (various references)

Turkish		uyabilen (adaptable). (various references)

Ukranian		що вжива�"ться, що застосову�"ться, що пристосову�"ться (adjustable). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Adaptive

Derivations
	Words beginning with "adaptive": adaptively, adaptiveness, adaptivenesses. (additional references)
	Words ending with "adaptive": maladaptive, nonadaptive, preadaptive. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Adaptive" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adaptee, adaptice, adative, Alampiev. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Adaptive"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "adaptive" (pronounced uda"ptiv)
5	-a" p t i v	captive.
4	-p t i v	adoptive, contraceptive, corruptive, deceptive, descriptive, disparages, disruptive, eruptive, perceptive, preemptive, presumptive, receptive, redemptive, unreceptive.
3	-t i v	abortive, accommodative, accumulative, accusative, acquisitive, active, addictive, additive, adjective, administrative, affective, affirmative, alliterative, alternative, anticompetitive, appointive, appreciative, argumentative, assaultive, assertive, attentive, attractive, authoritative, automotive, causative, cognitive, collaborative, collective, combative, commemorative, communicative, comparative, competitive, conductive, congestive, connective, consecutive, conservative, constructive, consultative, contemplative, cooperative, corrective, counterproductive, creative, cumulative, curative, decorative, defective, definitive, degenerative, deliberative, demonstrative, derivative, destructive, detective, digestive, dilutive, diminutive, directive, disincentive, dispositive, dissipative, distinctive, distributive, duplicative, effective, elective, elucidative, evocative, executive, exhaustive, expletive, exploitative, exploitive, facultative, Federative, festive, figurative, fixative, formative, fugitive, furtive, generative, hyperactive, hypersensitive, illustrative, imaginative, imitative, imperative, inactive, inattentive, incentive, indicative, ineffective, infective, infinitive, informative, initiative, injunctive, innovative, inoperative, inquisitive, insensitive, instinctive, instructive, interactive, interpretive, introspective, intuitive, invective, inventive, investigative, irrespective, iterative, laxative, legislative, locomotive, lucrative, manipulative, meditative, motive, narrative, native, negative, neoconservative, nonautomotive, noncompetitive, noncumulative, nonexecutive, nonnative, nonproductive, normative, nutritive, objective, obstructive, octave, operative, overactive, palliative, participative, pejorative, perspective, photoconductive, plaintive, positive, predictive, prerogative, preservative, preventative, preventive, primitive, proactive, probative, productive, prognosticative, prohibitive, projective, prospective, protective, provocative, punitive, putative, qualitative, quantitative, radioactive, reactive, reconstructive, recuperative, redistributive, reflective, refractive, regulative, rehabilitative, relative, remunerative, rep, repetitive, representative, reproductive, respective, restive, restorative, restrictive, retroactive, retrospective, secretive, sedative, seductive, selective, sensitive, speculative, stimulative, subjective, substantive, suggestive, superconductive, superlative, supportive, talkative, tentative, ultraconservative, unattractive, uncompetitive, uncooperative, unimaginative, uninformative, unproductive, unrepresentative, vegetative, vindictive, vituperative.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Adaptive

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-i-p-t-v"
	-1 letter: aviated.
	-2 letters: aviate, dative.
	-3 letters: adapt, adept, davit, pated, paved, pavid, pieta, taped, tepid, vapid, vitae.
	-4 letters: adit, aide, aped, atap, avid, data, date, deva, diet, dipt, dita, dite, diva, dive, edit, idea, padi, paid, pate, pave, peat, pied, pita, tapa, tape, tepa, tide, tied, vide, vied, vita.
	-5 letters: aid, ait, ape, apt, ate, ava, ave, dap, dev, die, dip, dit, eat, eta, pad, pat, pea, ped, pet, pia, pie, pit, tad, tae, tap, tav, tea, ted, tie, tip, vat, vet, via, vie.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-i-p-t-v"
	+2 letters: adaptively, captivated, passivated.
	+3 letters: depravation, maladaptive, nonadaptive, preadaptive.
	+4 letters: adaptiveness, adaptivities, depravations, prevaricated.
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