exponible

[ik-spoh-nuh-buh l] /ɪkˈspoʊ nə bəl/ Logic.

adjective

(of a proposition) requiring an expanded and revised statement to remove some obscurity.

noun

an exponible proposition.

Origin of exponible

Medieval Latin

1560-1570

From the Medieval Latin word expōnibilis, dating back to 1560-70. See expound, -ible

Related forms

nonexponible, adjective

unexponible, adjective

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A Compound Proposition, reducible to two or more simple ones, is said to be exponible.

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