Exploratory and Prefatory

Exploratory

Exploratory adjective - Serving in or intended for exploration or discovery.

Prefatory and exploratory are semantically related. in preliminary topic. In some cases you can use "Prefatory" instead an adjective "Exploratory", when it comes to topics like introductory.

Prefatory

Prefatory adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.
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Exploratory and prefatory are semantically related. You can use "Exploratory" instead an adjective "Prefatory".
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