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possibilium

possibilium noun: something that is possible.

Noun

possibilium (plural possibilia)

  1. Something that is possible
    • All mental reference that purports to refer to something does indeed succeed in effecting such reference, although it may be a merely-hypothetical something that is at issue, a possibilium that merely quasi-exists.2003, Nicholas Rescher, Imagining Irreality: A Study of Unreal Possibilities, →ISBN, page 59
    • Now, it is true that both counterfactuals and ability claims can be given analyses in terms of possibilia.2008 April 9, Peter A. Graham, “A defense of local miracle compatibilism”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 1, →DOI

Forms of possibilium

pluralpossibilia

Origin of possibilium

Latin

Questions about possibilium

What does possibilium mean?
Possibilium means something that is possible.
What part of speech is possibilium?
Possibilium is a noun.
What is the plural of possibilium?
The plural of possibilium is possibilia.

Words near possibilium in the dictionary

  1. possibilitating
  2. possibilities
  3. possibilities of reverter
  4. possibility
  5. possibility of reverter
  6. possibilium
  7. possible
  8. possible world
  9. possible worlds
  10. possibleness
  11. possibler

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