2. Adjective. Not involving construction. ¹
3. Adjective. (mathematics) That proves the existence of something without demonstrating a method of construction. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonconstructive
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonconstructive
Literary usage of Nonconstructive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mexico on the Verge by Emile Joseph Dillon (1921)
"The only seed that has been scattered among them since the roots of their religious
faith were loosened is of foreign origin and nonconstructive tendency, ..."
2. Teaching Children to Be Literate: A Reflective Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1995)
"The teacher who fails to ask regularly for responses will lull children into a
nonresponsive, nonconstructive mode of reading and thinking. ..."
3. Public Health Bulletin by United States Marine Hospital Service (1921)
"... by their subnormal, inefficient, nonconstructive conduct to be actual social
liabilities—a constant drain upon the public purse; a constant menace to ..."
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