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ideatum

American  
[ahy-dee-ey-tuhm, ee-dee-] / ˌaɪ diˈeɪ təm, ˌi di- /

noun

ideata plural
  1. (in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.


ideatum British  
/ ˌaɪdɪˈeɪtəm /

noun

  1. philosophy the objective reality with which human ideas are supposed to correspond

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Etymology

Origin of ideatum

1700–10; < New Latin ideātum, equivalent to Latin ide ( a ) idea + -ātum, neuter of -ātus -ate 1

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Datum and ideatum come first, psychical and physical next in order.

From John Dewey's logical theory by Howard, Delton Thomas

The unquestioned element is the datum; the uncertain element, the ideatum.

From John Dewey's logical theory by Howard, Delton Thomas

It is a specification that emerges, correspondently, in both datum and ideatum, as affairs of the direction of logical movement.

From John Dewey's logical theory by Howard, Delton Thomas

Similarly, the ideatum divides into what is mere fancy, the psychical, and what is objectively valid, the physical.

From John Dewey's logical theory by Howard, Delton Thomas

Mgr. had returned my paper, in which I drew out my plan, saying, 'Mi piace immensamente,' and repeated several times that the plan was 'ben ideata.'

From Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2 by Ornsby, Robert

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