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noneism

noneism noun: the theory that some things do not exist, and it is possible to quantify over non-existent things using the particular or existential quantifier.

Noun

noneism (uncountable)

  1. (metaphysics) The theory that some things do not exist, and it is possible to quantify over non-existent things using the particular or existential quantifier.

Origin of noneism

From none + -ism, coined by Richard Routley.

Questions about noneism

What does noneism mean?
Noneism means the theory that some things do not exist, and it is possible to quantify over non-existent things using the particular or existential quantifier.
What part of speech is noneism?
Noneism is a noun.

Words near noneism in the dictionary

  1. nonegoic
  2. nonegoistical
  3. nonegos
  4. nonegotistical
  5. noneidetic
  6. noneism
  7. noneist
  8. noneists
  9. nonejaculatory
  10. nonejectable
  11. nonejection

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