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predicative
/ prɪˈdɪkətɪv /
adjective
- grammar relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence Compare attributive
a predicative adjective
- 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
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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.
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It is the belief in the existence of the actual infinite which has given birth to those non-predicative definitions.
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Thus the definitions which should be regarded as not predicative are those which contain a vicious circle.
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A 'non-predicative' class is not an empty class, it is a class whose boundary is undetermined.
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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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