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projective

UK
/prəˈdʒɛktɪv/
US
/prəˈdʒɛktɪv/

Translations

projectivenoun
projectives
pl
UK
/prəˈdʒɛktɪv/
US
/prəˈdʒɛktɪv/
Used in mathematics ("a projective") and psychology ("several projectives") as a countable noun.
projectiveadjective
more projective
Comp.
most projective
Super.
UK
/prəˈdʒɛktɪv/
US
/prəˈdʒɛktɪv/
The projective techniques in psychology help reveal underlying thoughts.
Проективные техники в психологии помогают выявить скрытые мысли.
Synonyms
prognostic
predictive
foretelling
indicative
representational

Definitions

projectivenoun
(mathematics) An object, module, or similar entity that possesses the projective property in a given algebraic or categorical context.
Every module in this category admits a resolution by projectives.
(psychology) A projective personality test that uses ambiguous stimuli to uncover unconscious feelings or motives.
The clinician decided to administer two projectives, the Rorschach and the TAT.
projectiveadjective
Relating to or involving the projection of one's own feelings, desires, or thoughts onto someone else.
Her projective tendencies made her assume that everyone shared her enthusiasm for the new project.
Pertaining to or involving a method of psychological analysis that interprets an individual's responses to ambiguous stimuli.
The projective test revealed underlying anxieties that the patient had not previously expressed.
In mathematics (especially geometry and abstract algebra), relating to properties, structures, or objects that remain invariant under projection or that possess the projective property.
Projective modules play a central role in homological algebra, just as projective spaces do in geometry.
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