Nondiscursive
[dih-skur-siv] /dɪˈskɜr sɪv/
adjective
1.
passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
2.
proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition.
/dɪˈskɜːsɪv/
adjective
1.
passing from one topic to another, usually in an unmethodical way; digressive
2.
(philosophy) of or relating to knowledge obtained by reason and argument rather than intuition Compare dianoetic
adj.
1590s, from Middle French discursif, from Medieval Latin discursivus, from Latin discursus “a running about” (see discourse). Related: Discursively.
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