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predicative

/ prɪˈdɪkətɪv /

adjective

  1. grammar relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence Compare attributive

    a predicative adjective

  2. logic (of a definition) given in terms that do not require quantification over entities of the same type as that which is thereby defined Compare impredicative
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • preˈdicatively, adverb
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Example Sentences

The predicative adjective can stand before or after the verb—halt sunt li pui (Latin podia), e tenebrus e grant.

It is the belief in the existence of the actual infinite which has given birth to those non-predicative definitions.

Thus the definitions which should be regarded as not predicative are those which contain a vicious circle.

A 'non-predicative' class is not an empty class, it is a class whose boundary is undetermined.

But this is only the beginning and it is needful to know how to recognize whether a definition is or is not predicative.

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