Compositionally

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    With regard to composition. not-comparable

    "The two minerals are compositionally distinct."

  2. 2
    By means of composition. not-comparable

    "In particular, its meaning will normally also be retrieved from storage rather than computed compositionally, from the constituents."

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"The two minerals are compositionally distinct."

Etymology

From compositional + -ly.

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