prēˈzentəd.]iv, prə̇ˈ-, -ət] also ]əv\ adjective
Etymology: present (II) + -ative
1. : subject to ecclesiastical presentation : carrying with it the right of presentation
a presentative benefice
2. : of the nature of a philosophical or psychological presentation
a. : known or capable of being known directly rather than through cogitation
the presentative elements in a cognition
b. : having the power or function of apprehending directly : intuitive , perceptive
a presentative faculty
c. : of, relating to, derived from, or concerned with one or more presentations
presentative theories
3. : nonrepresentational