coercive

== English == === Etymology === From coerce + -ive. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəʊˈɜː(ɹ)sɪv/ === Adjective === coercive (comparative more coercive, superlative most coercive) Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce. (mathematics, of a function F) Such that the ratio of |F(x)| to x approaches infinity as x approaches infinity. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.ɛʁ.siv/ Homophone: coercives === Adjective === coercive feminine singular of coercif