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projective — [prō jek′tiv, prəjek′tiv] adj. 1. of or made by projection 2. designating or of a type of psychological test, as the Rorschach test, in which any response the subject makes to the test material will be indicative of personality traits and… … English World dictionary
projective — ● projectif, projective adjectif (de projection) Se dit des techniques ou des tests dont l objectif principal est l établissement d un diagnostic différentiel de l organisation de la personnalité. (Ce sont, pour l adulte, le Rorschach et le TAT.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
projective — adj. 1 Geom. a relating to or derived by projection. b (of a property of a figure) unchanged by projection. 2 Psychol. mentally projecting or projected (a projective imagination). Phrases and idioms: projective geometry the study of the… … Useful english dictionary
projective — adjective Date: 1682 1. relating to, produced by, or involving geometric projection 2. of or relating to something that indicates the psychodynamic constitution of an individual < projective tests > • projectively adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
projective — projection ► NOUN 1) an estimate or forecast based on present trends. 2) the projecting of an image, sound, etc. 3) a mental image viewed as reality. 4) the unconscious transfer of one s own desires or emotions to another person. 5) a protruding… … English terms dictionary
Projective geometry — is a non metrical form of geometry, notable for its principle of duality. Projective geometry grew out of the principles of perspective art established during the Renaissance period, and was first systematically developed by Desargues in the 17th … Wikipedia
Projective identification — (or PI) is a psychological term first introduced by Melanie Klein of the Object relations school of psychoanalytic thought in 1946. It refers to a psychological process in which a person engages in the ego defense mechanism projection in such a… … Wikipedia
Projective texture mapping — is a method of texture mapping that allows a textured image to be projected onto a scene as if by a slide projector. Projective texture mapping is useful in a variety of lighting techniques and it s the starting point for shadow… … Wikipedia
projective geometry — n. the branch of geometry dealing with those properties of a figure (projective properties) that do not vary when the figure is projected … English World dictionary
projective test — projective tests … Dictionary of sociology
Projective space — In mathematics a projective space is a set of elements constructed from a vector space such that a distinct element of the projective space consists of all non zero vectors which are equal up to a multiplication by a non zero scalar. A formal… … Wikipedia
