declarative
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.
- Expressing truth.
- That declares a construct.
- A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. Declarative programming
Noun
- Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)
- Illocution: a “performative” statement which. by its utterance/publication, creates a change of state (at least psychologically) for the addressees (i.e., a declaration, announcement, edict, etc.)
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