What does "declarative" mean?

Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)

How do you pronounce "declarative"?

Pronounced //dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.tɪv//.

Common synonyms include: absolute, affirmative, affirmatory, annunciatory, assertative, asserting.

//dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.tɪv// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Noun

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Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)
"A love declarative for my Sara. I love you like a soft symphony; a melody written in heart and pulse. I love you like a rock; a moments' fusing in perfect quiet. I love you like […]"
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a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact wordnet
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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.)

Adjective

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Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration. not-comparable
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Expressing truth. not-comparable
"Palmer (1986:26–28) suggested that all languages have a clear way of indicating that the speaker is making a statement which (s)he believes to be true. Such statements are usually expressed by the declarative grammatical structure and the respective mood is called either "declarative" or "indicative"..."
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That declares a construct. not-comparable
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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 not-comparable

Adjective

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relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration wordnet
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relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements wordnet