generative

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rətɪv/

adjective

  • 1relating to or capable of production or reproduction: the female reproductive system and its generative cycles
  • 2denoting an approach to any field of linguistics that involves applying a finite set of rules to linguistic input in order to produce all and only the well-formed items of a language: generative phonology

Derivatives

generativity

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from late Latin generativus, from generare 'beget' (see generate)