rigid designator

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logic an expression that identifies the same individual in every possible world: for example, "Shakespeare" is a rigid designator since it is possible that Shakespeare might not have been a playwright but not that he might not have been Shakespeare

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Words nearby rigid designator

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How to use rigid designator in a sentence

Beyond that, how will China evolve its rigid Internet policy?
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Bound together by mutual distrust, both sides end up lashing themselves to the mast of rigid law.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Doctors are prohibited from doing what a patient needs by rigid practice guidelines.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The man behind the desk is a fictional character—a ferocious patriot exposing the limits of rigid ideology.
The End of Truthiness: Stephen Colbert’s Sublime Finale|Noel Murray|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Or have gender roles in stories become fewer and more rigid?
Gail Simone’s Bisexual Catman and the ‘Secret Six’|Rich Goldstein|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In all business matters he required a rigid economy though never at the expense of efficiency.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Before her pencil he sat rigid and unflinching, as he had faced the cannon's mouth in days gone by.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Every movement rigidly prescribed, arms held rigid and sharply bent at the elbows.
The Man from Time|Frank Belknap Long
The baggage is then taken to the Custom-house in a steam-launch for examination, which is not unduly rigid.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Then there was a faint pulsation of the rigid limbs, the white, mean face took on a tinge as if the blood were flowing again.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White