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adjective

adaptive

having a capacity for adaptation

In a sentence

Six example sentences with adaptive, each labelled with its topic.

  • The adaptive player drops the video quality the moment your connection slows, then raises it again without buffering.

    Technology

  • Mangroves are unusually adaptive, tolerating salt levels that kill nearly every other tree along the same shoreline.

    Environment

  • The difficulty system is adaptive: die twice on one section and the game quietly slows the enemy attacks.

    Gaming

  • The adaptive immune system learns each new invader, which is why a second bout of the same illness is usually milder.

    Medicine

  • Worry can be adaptive in small doses, prompting a student to study, though the same habit at full volume stops her sleeping.

    Psychology

  • The most adaptive retailers switched to curbside pickup within a week, while rivals spent a month drafting plans.

    Business

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