predicative
/ (prɪˈdɪkətɪv) /
grammar relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence: a predicative adjective Compare attributive
logic (of a definition) given in terms that do not require quantification over entities of the same type as that which is thereby defined: Compare impredicative
Derived forms of predicative
- predicatively, adverb
Words Nearby predicative
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How to use predicative in a sentence
The predicative adjective can stand before or after the verb—halt sunt li pui (Latin podia), e tenebrus e grant.
It is the belief in the existence of the actual infinite which has given birth to those non-predicative definitions.
Thus the definitions which should be regarded as not predicative are those which contain a vicious circle.
A 'non-predicative' class is not an empty class, it is a class whose boundary is undetermined.
But this is only the beginning and it is needful to know how to recognize whether a definition is or is not predicative.
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