categorematic

American  

[kat-i-gawr-uh-mat-ik, -gor-] / ˌkæt ɪˌgɔr əˈmæt ɪk, -ˌgɒr- /

adjective

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

2. 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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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

A term then may be said to be a categorematic word or collection of words, that is to say, one which can be used by itself as a predicate.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

In the proposition, 'Of' was used more indefinitely three hundred years ago than it is now, 'of' is categorematic.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth

A nice point is whether the Adjective is categorematic or syncategorematic.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William

Verbs also are categorematic, but only in three of their moods, the Indicative, the Infinitive, and the Potential.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

Classify the following words according as they are categorematic, syncategorematic or acategorematic;— come peradventure why through inordinately pshaw therefore circumspect puss grand inasmuch stop touch sameness back cage disconsolate candle.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph