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relatum

relatum noun: a term that is related to the referent.

Noun

relatum (plural relata)

  1. A term that is related to the referent.
    • And with respect to secondary processes, whether a PDT becomes an ADT will vary according to both the ADTs a person has acquired through primary acquisition processes (for this determines which objects can be the relata in the relational properties) and according to the individual’s experiential...2003, Christopher Knapp, “De-moralizing Disgustingness”, in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, LXVI, № 2, page 265
    • For according to the externalist, the opposing view rests on the idea that “being conscious of” is a genuine relation, that is, a relation whose obtaining entails the existence of its relata.2007 July 12, Harold Langsam, “Rationality, Justification, and the Internalism/Externalism Debate”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 1, →DOI

Forms of relatum

pluralrelata

Origin of relatum

From Latin relatum, neuter past participle of referre.

Questions about relatum

What does relatum mean?
Relatum means a term that is related to the referent.
What part of speech is relatum?
Relatum is a noun.
What is the plural of relatum?
The plural of relatum is relata.

Words near relatum in the dictionary

  1. relatlimab
  2. relator
  3. relators
  4. relatrices
  5. relatrix
  6. relatum
  7. relaunch
  8. relaunchable
  9. relaunched
  10. relauncher
  11. relaunchers

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