purposive.

Intentionally chosen or organized to achieve a particular aim.

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Words that belong together

• purposive sampling
• purposive action

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Purposive sampling selected participants with relevant experience.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation, qualification. Commonness: uncommon.