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explanans

explanans noun: a collection of propositions that, taken together, explain another proposition (the explanandum).

Noun

explanans (plural explanantia)

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

Forms of explanans

pluralexplanantia

Origin of explanans

Borrowed from Latin explānāns.

Questions about explanans

What does explanans mean?
Explanans means a collection of propositions that, taken together, explain another proposition (the explanandum).
What part of speech is explanans?
Explanans is a noun.
What is the plural of explanans?
The plural of explanans is explanantia.

Words near explanans in the dictionary

  1. explains
  2. explains away
  3. explaint
  4. explananda
  5. explanandum
  6. explanans
  7. explanantia
  8. explanary
  9. explanate
  10. explanated
  11. explanation

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