Definition of referent. Meaning of referent. Synonyms of referent

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Preferential
Preferential Pref`er*en"tial, a. Giving, indicating, or having a preference or precedence; as, a preferential claim; preferential shares.
Preferential voting
Preferential voting Preferential voting (Political Science) A system of voting, as at primaries, in which the voters are allowed to indicate on their ballots their preference (usually their first and second choices) between two or more candidates for an office, so that if no candidate receives a majority of first choices the one receiving the greatest number of first and second choices together in nominated or elected.
Referential
Referential Ref`er*en"tial (-shal), a. Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use. -- Ref`er*en"tial*ly, adv.
Referentially
Referential Ref`er*en"tial (-shal), a. Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use. -- Ref`er*en"tial*ly, adv.

Meaning of referent from wikipedia

- A referent (/ˈrɛfərənt/ REF-ər-ənt) is a person or thing to which a name – a linguistic expression or other symbol – refers. For example, in the sentence...
- Referent power is a form of reverence gained by a leader who has strong interpersonal relationship skills. Referent power, as an aspect of personal power...
- potential harm (or other unwanted coercion). Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be persons and social groups, objects and institutions...
- The nearest referent is a grammatical term sometimes used when two or more possible referents of a pronoun, or other part of speech, cause ambiguity in...
- is called the referent of the first object. A name is usually a phrase or expression, or some other symbolic representation. Its referent may be anything...
- Systems theory is the transdisciplinary study of systems, i.e. cohesive groups of interrelated, interdependent components that can be natural or artificial...
- A case–control study (also known as case–referent study) is a type of observational study in which two existing groups differing in outcome are identified...
- although the pronouns can have a referent, they cannot have a direct relationship with the referent where the referent selects the pronoun. For instance...
- identified those five bases of power as coercive, reward, legitimate, referent, and expert. This was followed by Raven's subsequent addition in 1965 of...
- or place – is a name which ordinarily is taken to uniquely identify its referent in the world. As such it presents particular challenges for theories of...