generative
adjective
[ ˈdʒɛn(ə)rətɪv ]
• relating to or capable of production or reproduction.
• "the female reproductive system and its generative cycles"
• denoting an approach to any field of linguistics that involves applying a finite set of rules to linguistic input in order to produce all and only the well-formed items of a language.
• "generative phonology"
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin generativus, from generare ‘beget’ (see generate).
