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# exhaustive

adjective (exhaustive; more exhaustive, most exhaustive)

«exhaustive» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Something exhaustive is complete and thorough, covering every part or every possibility. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustive/#m1)
2. In maths, an exhaustive list or search tries all the possible cases. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustive/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths and logic, an «exhaustive search» or «exhaustive list» means you have checked every possibility, for example listing all the ways to make 10p. In science and history, an exhaustive study leaves nothing out. Phrases: «an exhaustive list», «an exhaustive search», «exhaustive research».

### Examples

- The police made an exhaustive search of the woods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustive/#x1)
- This is not an exhaustive list, just some examples. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustive/#x2)
- We made an exhaustive list of all the ways to make 5 with two dice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustive/#x3)
- The book is an exhaustive guide to British birds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustive/#x4)
- After exhaustive tests, the medicine was approved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustive/#x5)
- Her answer was exhaustive and covered every point. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustive/#x6)

### Note

Trap: «exhaustive» means complete, not tiring; tiring is «exhausting». An exhaustive search can be exhausting! Adverb: exhaustively.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths and logic, an «exhaustive search» or «exhaustive list» means you have checked every possibility, for example listing all the ways to make 10p. In science and history, an exhaustive study leaves nothing out. Phrases: «an exhaustive list», «an exhaustive search», «exhaustive research».

### Examples

- Finding that my views on Hebrew orthography harmonized Avith those of the Sefer Yetzirah, I made an exhaustive study of it. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exhaustive/#x1)

### Note

Trap: «exhaustive» means complete, not tiring; tiring is «exhausting». An exhaustive search can be exhausting! Adverb: exhaustively.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «exhaustive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaustive/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «exhaustive» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exhaustive/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«exhaustive» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/exhaustive.html) on Mova free.