Referential — Ref er*en tial ( shal), a. Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use. {Ref er*en tial*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
referential — I index comparative, leading (guiding), suggestive (evocative) II index pertinent … Law dictionary
referential — (adj.) 1650s, from REFERENCE (Cf. reference) on model of INFERENTIAL (Cf. inferential), etc … Etymology dictionary
referential — [ref΄ə ren′shəl] adj. [< REFERENCE (as if < L * referentia) + AL] 1. containing a reference 2. used for reference referentially adv … English World dictionary
referential — adjective Date: 1660 of, containing, or constituting a reference; especially pointing to or involving a referent < referential language > < referential meaning > • referentiality noun • referentially adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
referential — referentially, adv. /ref euh ren sheuhl/, adj. 1. having reference: referential to something. 2. containing a reference. 3. used for reference. [1650 60; REFERENT + IAL] * * * … Universalium
referential — adjective referring or pointing to something symbols are inherently referential • Similar to: ↑denotative, ↑denotive • Derivationally related forms: ↑reference … Useful english dictionary
Referential transparency (computer science) — Referential transparency and referential opaqueness are properties of parts of computer programs. An expression is said to be referentially transparent if it can be replaced with its value without changing the program (in other words, yielding a… … Wikipedia
Referential Density — is a concept of ficto narrative theory put forward by Thomas G. Pavel in his 1986 book, Fictional Worlds . [Pavel, Thomas G. Fictional Worlds . Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1986. ISBN 0674299663] The concept refers to the referential relationship of a… … Wikipedia
Referential integrity — in a relational database is consistency between coupled tables. Referential integrity is usually enforced by the combination of a primary key or candidate key (alternate key) and a foreign key. For referential integrity to hold, any field in a… … Wikipedia
