Decompositional

/[diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃənəɫ]/ adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to decomposition. not-comparable

    "To begin with, Reynolds’ decompositional strategy invoking sub-skills such as various visual recognitional capacities (as in Marr’s theory of vision) seems to be an appeal to the so-called ‘unconscious’ processes that lead up to experience and eventually to belief."

Adjective
  1. 1
    causing organic decay wordnet

Synonyms

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disintegrative

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"To begin with, Reynolds’ decompositional strategy invoking sub-skills such as various visual recognitional capacities (as in Marr’s theory of vision) seems to be an appeal to the so-called ‘unconscious’ processes that lead up to experience and eventually to belief."

Etymology

From decomposition + -al.

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