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informativeness

informativeness

6.2
How useful something is at giving clear facts or details
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪtɪvnəs/
translation icon : informatividad
  • The informativeness of her presentation made complex topics easier for everyone to understand.
  • informativeness and efficiency
  • informativeness of gestures
  • measure of informativeness

Examples

  • In our last set of hypotheses, we ask whether there are differences in the informativeness of analyst reports associated with analysts from the different categories of investment banks.

    Academic text (2016)
  • In order to investigate the effects of these factors on the informativeness for REITs, we calculate two measures: specialized and bulge.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Overall, market reaction is minimal for our informativeness regressions.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The second measure of informativeness, bulge, is used to investigate whether the rankings of an investment firm make a difference.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Thus, in this case, gesture did not add anything to speakers' informativeness, which again may be due to relatively severe apraxia.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Section 3 investigates the informativeness of this model in a framework that trades incomplete information costs for information processing costs.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The second metric to measure informativeness is proxied by potential differences in price reactions on the date of the recommendation.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The first aim of the study was to evaluate potential correlates of informativeness and efficiency in discourse.

    Academic text (2013)
  • When it comes to the informativeness of gestures, two alternative hypotheses can be derived from the literature.

    Academic text (2013)
  • We examine this by comparing the level of informativeness of the different types of investment banks and by comparing the REITs to a non-REIT sample.

    Academic text (2016)

Synonyms

usefulness
vsinformativeness
40 1.6

How much something helps people in practical situations

is about giving valuable relevant information rather than general practical help
descriptiveness
vsinformativeness
4.2

The quality of giving clear, detailed pictures or information

focuses on value and relevance of information rather than vivid detail

How Informative

revelatory
9 7.3
informativeness
6.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

informativeness = informative (transparent) = inform + ative + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'informative' using the productive suffix '-ness'.

Etymology

The word informativeness comes from inform, which started out meaning to 'shape' an idea and is related to the familiar word form. So, informativeness is how well something gives useful facts and makes your understanding clearer.