categorematic

[ kat-i-gawr-uh-mat-ik, -gor- ]

/ ˌkæt ɪˌgɔr əˈmæt ɪk, -ˌgɒr- /

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adjective

Traditional Logic. of or relating to a word having independent meaning so that it can be used as a term in a proposition.

Contemporary Logic. of or relating to a word or symbol having an independent meaning apart from the context of other words or symbols.

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Origin of categorematic

1820–30; <Greek katēgorēmat-, stem of katēgorēma predicate (in logic), accusation, charge (equivalent to katēgorē-, variant stem of katēgoreîn to predicate, prove (see category) + -ma noun suffix) + -ic

Words nearby categorematic

catechize, catechol, catecholamine, catechu, catechumen, categorematic, categorial, categorial grammar, categorical, categorical imperative, categorically

How to use categorematic in a sentence

In common speech an adjective may stand by itself as a predicate, and so might be said to be Categorematic.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive|William Minto
In the proposition, 'Of' was used more indefinitely three hundred years ago than it is now, 'of' is categorematic.
Logic|Carveth Read
Thus words are classified as Categorematic or Syncategorematic.
Logic|Carveth Read
A nice point is whether the Adjective is categorematic or syncategorematic.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive|William Minto

A word that can stand by itself as a term is said to be Categorematic.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive|William Minto