adaptive

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a·dap·tive (

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adj.

1. Relating to or exhibiting adaptation.

2. Readily capable of adapting or of being adapted: an adaptive worker; adaptive clothing for children with special needs.

a·daptive·ly adv.

a·daptive·ness, adap·tivi·ty (

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Adj.

adaptive - having a capacity for adaptation; "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon"

adaptative

maladaptive - showing faulty adaptation

Translations

adaptive [əˈdæptɪv] ADJ the human body is remarkably adaptive → el cuerpo humano tiene una gran adaptabilidad or una gran capacidad de adaptación
an adaptive reaction to an intolerable situation → una reacción de adaptación a una situación intolerable

adaptive

adj ability, capacity → anpassungsfähig; adaptive response → Anpassungsreaktion f; adaptive mechanism → Anpassungsmechanismus m

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