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ostensive

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  1. 1. a. Showing; exhibiting. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. manifestly demonstrative Source: wordnet
  3. 3. adj. represented or appearing as such; pretended Source: wordnet
  4. 4. Showing; exhibiting. Ostensive demonstration (Math.), a direct or positive demonstration, as opposed to the apagogical or indirect method. Source: webster
  5. 5. Showing; exhibiting. Ostensive demonstration (Math.), a director positive demonstration, as opposed to the apagogical or indirectmethod. Source: adambom
  6. 6. s. manifestly demonstrative Source: ecdict

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demonstrationexhibitingshowingapagogicaldemonstrativemanifestlymathopposedpositiveappearingdirectdirectorindirectmethodpretendedrepresented

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ostendostensibilityostensibleostensiblyostensionostensive definitionostensivelyostensorium

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