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explicandum

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[ek-spli-kan-duhm] / ˌɛk splɪˈkæn dəm /

noun

explicanda plural
  1. a term or statement that is to be explained, as in a philosophical discussion.


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Etymology

Origin of explicandum

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

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For XIII. is only a footnote ad explicandum.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

Science takes the objects of experience as explicanda, things that stand in need of explanation.

From Scientific American May 24, 2011

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