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predicativism

predicativism noun: a philosophical position that definitions of concepts can only use other concepts that don't depend on the concept being defined.

Noun

predicativism (uncountable)

  1. A philosophical position that definitions of concepts can only use other concepts that don't depend on the concept being defined.

Origin of predicativism

From predicative + -ism.

Questions about predicativism

What does predicativism mean?
Predicativism means a philosophical position that definitions of concepts can only use other concepts that don't depend on the concept being defined.
What part of speech is predicativism?
Predicativism is a noun.

Words near predicativism in the dictionary

  1. predicative adverbials
  2. predicative case
  3. predicative cases
  4. predicatively
  5. predicatives
  6. predicativism
  7. predicativist
  8. predicativists
  9. predicativity
  10. predicator
  11. predicators

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