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exhaustive [ɪgˈzɔːstɪv] adj
1. comprehensive in scope; thorough an exhaustive survey 2. tending to exhaust exhaustively adv exhaustiveness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
exhaustive adjective thorough, detailed, complete, full, total, sweeping, comprehensive, extensive, intensive, full-scale, in-depth, far-reaching, all-inclusive, all-embracing, encyclopedic, thoroughgoing The author's treatment of the subject is exhaustive. casual, superficial, incomplete, sketchy, cursory, perfunctory, desultory Translations exhaustive [ɪgˈzɔːstɪv] adj (= very thorough) [study, search] → approfondi(e); [list] → exhaustif/ive exhaustive exhaustive [ɪgˈzɔːstɪv] adj (research, inquiry, inspection) → approfondito/a, minuzioso/a; (account, description) → esauriente; (list) → completo/a exhaustive [ɪgˈzɔːstɪv] adj (research, inquiry, inspection) → approfondito/a, minuzioso/a; (account, description) → esauriente; (list) → completo/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The coherence of this family of criteria is obtained when the basic beginnings of exhaustivity, cohesion and no-redundancy are respected also for the independence of the criteria (VINCKE, 1992). Like exhaustivity, this is a counsel of perfection, which in practice is limited by imperfections in our knowledge. The average Web searcher has little understanding of the search process much less a fundamental ability to determine the effectiveness or exhaustivity of a search. |
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