predicative
Britishadjective
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grammar relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence Compare attributive
a predicative adjective
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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
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Of all the numbers people want to throw out about the Seahawks, turnover margin remains the most predicative in the Carroll era.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2018
The most conventional was Hindi, with only a single unusual feature, predicative possession.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2016
But will access to such predicative analytics remove the zeal in advertising?
From Forbes ● Apr. 27, 2015
Every language, without a single exception, that has as yet been cast into the crucible of comparative grammar, has been found to contain these two substantial elements, predicative and demonstrative roots.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Max Müller
If, on the other hand, it is to be taken in extension, this involves the awkwardness of supposing that the predicative power of a term resides in its extensive capacity.
From Deductive Logic by St. George William Joseph Stock
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