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referential opacity

referential opacity noun: a property of a linguistic construction where, for an expression built from it, replacing a subexpression with another one that denotes the same value may change the value of the expression.

Noun

referential opacity (uncountable)

  1. A property of a linguistic construction where, for an expression built from it, replacing a subexpression with another one that denotes the same value may change the value of the expression.

Antonyms of referential opacity

Questions about referential opacity

What does referential opacity mean?
Referential opacity means a property of a linguistic construction where, for an expression built from it, replacing a subexpression with another one that denotes the same value may change the value of the expression.
What part of speech is referential opacity?
Referential opacity is a noun.

Words near referential opacity in the dictionary

  1. referendum
  2. referendums
  3. referent
  4. referential
  5. referential integrity
  6. referential opacity
  7. referential transparency
  8. referentialism
  9. referentialist
  10. referentialistic
  11. referentialists

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