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alethic

/əˈliːθɪk/

alethic adjective: of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.

Adjective

alethic (comparative more alethic, superlative most alethic)

  1. Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.
    • The modal operators □ and ◊ stand for alethic necessity and possibility.2003, Nicholas Asher, Alex Lascarides, Logics of Conversation, page 46

Forms of alethic

comparativemore alethic
superlativemost alethic

Origin of alethic

From Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, “truth”) + -ic.

Words formed from alethic

Questions about alethic

What does alethic mean?
Alethic means of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.
What part of speech is alethic?
Alethic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce alethic?
Alethic is pronounced /əˈliːθɪk/.

Words near alethic in the dictionary

  1. Aletha
  2. alethe
  3. Alethea
  4. alethes
  5. alethetic
  6. alethic
  7. alethical
  8. alethically
  9. alethinophidian
  10. alethinophidians
  11. alethiologic

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