Referent
noun
1.
the object or event to which a term or symbol refers.
2.
Logic. the first term in a proposition to which succeeding terms relate.
noun
1.
the object or idea to which a word or phrase refers Compare sense (sense 12)
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adjective 1. having reference: referential to something. 2. containing a reference. 3. used for reference.
- Referential integrity
database A collection of properties which should be possessed by data in a relational database. For example, in a database of family members, if we enter A as a spouse of B, we should also enter B as a spouse of A. Similarly, if we remove one end of the relationship we should also remove […]
- Referentially
adjective 1. having reference: referential to something. 2. containing a reference. 3. used for reference.
- Referentially transparent
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- Referential transparency
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