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exhaustive
(redirected from exhaustivity)

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ex·haus·tive  (g-zôstv)
adj.
1. Treating all parts or aspects without omission; thorough: an exhaustive study.
2. Tending to exhaust.

ex·haustive·ly adv.
ex·haustive·ness n.
exhaus·tivi·ty n.

exhaustive [ɪgˈzɔːstɪv]
adj
1. comprehensive in scope; thorough an exhaustive survey
2. tending to exhaust
exhaustively  adv
exhaustiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.exhaustive - performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"
complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"

exhaustive
Translations
exhaustive [ɪgˈzɔːstɪv] ADJexhaustivo
exhaustive [ɪgˈzɔːstɪv] adj (= very thorough) [study, search] → approfondi(e); [list] → exhaustif/ive
exhaustive
adjumfassend, erschöpfend; listvollständig; searchgründlich
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


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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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