%% date:: [[2023-04-08]] sibling:: [[Imperative]], [[Declarative]], [[Emergent load testing]], [[Artificial Intelligence]] parent:: [[Software Development]], [[Emergence]] %% # [[Generative]] *Generative* refers to something that is given a sufficiently large sample of input and autonomously delivers output that is surprising. Generative code refers to code capable of a wide range of output, and is often used in algorithms for [[Artificial Intelligence]]. Generative code is an example of [[Emergent software]].