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explicandum

[ ek-spli-kan-duhm ]

noun

, plural ex·pli·can·da [ek-spli-, kan, -d, uh].
  1. a term or statement that is to be explained, as in a philosophical discussion.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of explicandum1

1865–70; < Latin, neuter of gerund of explicāre to explicate

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