restrictiveness
- noun
- /rɪˈstrɪktɪvnəs/
- Specialized
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restrictividad
- The restrictiveness of the definition made it easier to understand the specific criteria for success.
Examples
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As a result, our first step involved defining key components of restrictiveness.
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First, restrictiveness has been somewhat narrowly defined and interpreted (Bachrach, 1980; Kloss, 1980).
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There were two exceptions to the linear relationship between restrictiveness and youth behavior problems.
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One obvious need is to expand the list of potential variables that correspond to the restrictiveness of care.
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Restrictiveness was assessed by asking respondents familiar with the programs to rate each program on several dimensions of restrictiveness.
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The results of this study suggest at least a moderate degree of correspondence between the level of program restrictiveness and the level of youth behavior problems.
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Restrictiveness refers to the degree that treatment and setting constrain choices and limit the freedoms of patients.
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However, on our rankings of restrictiveness, opinion on whether the shelter or residential programs were more restrictive was evenly divided.
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Results indicated a high level of correspondence between restrictiveness and youth behavior problems, with the least restrictive programs serving children with fewer behavior problems and highly restrictive programs serving children with more behavior problems.
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The restrictiveness of the guidelines helped ensure clarity in communication among the team.
Synonyms
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6.2
A word or phrase that changes the meaning of another word in a sentence
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4.1
A condition added to a statement to limit its meaning
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7.0
The quality of being exact and detailed
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5.1
A word that says more about another word, like an adjective or adverb
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4.3
A limited range of ideas, knowledge, or choices
Giving information that shows exactly which person or thing is meant
A state when there is only a small amount or range of something
Antonyms
How Restrictive
Surface Forms
Morphology
restrictiveness = restrictive (transparent) = restrict + ive + ness
Formed by adding the standard nominalizing suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'restrictive'; the derivation and meaning are straightforward.
Etymology
The word restrictiveness comes from the verb restrict, where the part strict comes from a Latin word meaning 'to tighten'. So in grammar, restrictiveness is like 'tightening' the meaning of a phrase to make clear exactly which thing you mean.