predicative

/ prɪˈdɪkətɪv /

adjective

1. grammar relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence Compare attributive

   a predicative adjective

2. 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

• preˈdicatively, adverb

Example Sentences

The predicative adjective can stand before or after the verb—halt sunt li pui (Latin podia), e tenebrus e grant.

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It is the belief in the existence of the actual infinite which has given birth to those non-predicative definitions.

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Thus the definitions which should be regarded as not predicative are those which contain a vicious circle.

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A 'non-predicative' class is not an empty class, it is a class whose boundary is undetermined.

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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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