predicable

See also: prédicable

English

Adjective

predicable (not comparable)

1. Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable.
2. (grammar, of an adjective) That may be used in the predicate of a sentence, especially following a form of the verb "to be".

Translations

affirmable, attributable

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(of an adjective) that may be used in the predicate of a sentence

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• Finnish: ennustettavissa oleva
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Noun

predicable (plural predicables)

1. Anything affirmable of another; especially, a general attribute or notion as affirmable of, or applicable to, many individuals.
2. (logic) One of the five most general relations of attributes involved in logical arrangements, namely, genus, species, difference, property, and accident.

Related terms

• predicate

Translations

anything affirmable of another

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one of the five most general relations of attributes in logic

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Further reading

• “predicable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “predicable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.