explanans

English

Etymology

From the Latin below.

Noun

explanans (plural explanantia)

  1. A collection of propositions that, taken together, explain another proposition (the explanandum).

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of explānō (“make plain”)

Participle

explānāns m or f or n (genitive explānantis); third declension

  1. flattening out
  2. (of speech) explaining, making plain

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative explānāns explānāns explānantēs explānantia
Genitive explānantis explānantis explānantium explānantium
Dative explānantī explānantī explānantibus explānantibus
Accusative explānantem explānāns explānantēs, explānantīs explānantia
Ablative explānante, explānantī1 explānante, explānantī1 explānantibus explānantibus
Vocative explānāns explānāns explānantēs explānantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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