exponible

American  

[ik-spoh-nuh-buhl] / ɪkˈspoʊ nə bəl /

adjective

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

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noun

1. an exponible proposition.

Other Word Forms

• nonexponible adjective
• unexponible adjective

Etymology

Origin of exponible

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

Example Sentences

Exponible, eks-pō′ni-bl, adj. able to be, or requiring to be, explained.

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

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Another form of Exponible is the Exceptive, as Kladderadatsch is published daily, except on week-days, equivalent to Kladderadatsch is published on Sunday; it is not published any other day.

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Still another Exponible is the Exclusive, as Only men use fire, equivalent to Men are users of fire; No other animals are.

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There are other compound sentences that are not exponible, since, though they contain two or more verbal clauses, the construction shows that these are inseparable.

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