quiddative
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Related to quiddity.
Adjective[edit]
quiddative (comparative more quiddative, superlative most quiddative)
- (philosophy) Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing.
- 1968, C. J. Ducasse, Truth, Knowledge and Causation:
- It is that among other distinctions possible among symbols, an indispensable one is that between indicative and quiddative symbols.