predicable
See also: prédicable
English
Adjective
predicable (not comparable)
- Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable.
- (grammar, of an adjective) That may be used in the predicate of a sentence, especially following a form of the verb "to be".
Translations
affirmable, attributable
(of an adjective) that may be used in the predicate of a sentence
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Noun
predicable (plural predicables)
- Anything affirmable of another; especially, a general attribute or notion as affirmable of, or applicable to, many individuals.
- (logic) One of the five most general relations of attributes involved in logical arrangements, namely, genus, species, difference, property, and accident.
Related terms
Translations
anything affirmable of another
one of the five most general relations of attributes in logic
Further reading
- predicable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- predicable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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