- predicate something on/upon
- found or base something on.
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predicate something on/upon
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predicate — I UK [ˈpredɪkət] / US noun [countable] Word forms predicate : singular predicate plural predicates linguistics the part of the sentence that contains the verb and its object or complements and gives more information about the subject, for example … English dictionary
predicate — pred|i|cate1 [ predıkət ] noun count LINGUISTICS the part of the sentence that contains the verb and its object or COMPLEMENTS and gives more information about the subject, for example was combing her hair in the sentence Francesca was combing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
predicate — noun prɛdɪkət 1》 Grammar the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g. went home in John went home). 2》 Logic something which is affirmed or denied concerning an argument of a proposition. verb… … English new terms dictionary
predicate — [pred′i kāt΄; ] for n. [ & ] adj. [, pred′ikit] vt. predicated, predicating [L praedicatus, pp. of praedicare: see PREACH] 1. Obs. to proclaim; preach; declare; affirm 2. a) to affirm as a quality, attribute, or property of a person or thing … English World dictionary
predicate — ► NOUN 1) Grammar the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g. went home in John went home). 2) Logic something which is affirmed or denied concerning an argument of a proposition. ► VERB 1)… … English terms dictionary
predicate — pred·i·cate 1 / pre də ˌkāt/ vt cat·ed, cat·ing: to set or ground on something: find a basis for usu. used with on if Mary s claim is predicated simply on John s duty of support W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al. pred·i·cate 2 / pre di kət/ adj: rela … Law dictionary
predicate calculus — Logic. See functional calculus. Also called predicate logic. [1945 50] * * * Part of modern symbolic logic which systematically exhibits the logical relations between propositions involving quantifiers such as all and some. The predicate calculus … Universalium
predicate — verb (predicated, predicating) –verb (t) /ˈprɛdɪkeɪt / (say predikayt) 1. to proclaim; declare; affirm or assert. 2. to affirm or assert (something) of the subject of a proposition. 3. to connote or imply. 4. to found or base (a statement, action …
analytic philosophy — n. a 20th cent. philosophic movement characterized by its method of analyzing concepts and statements in the light of common experience and ordinary language so as to eliminate confusions of thought and resolve many traditional philosophical… … Universalium
relative — /rel euh tiv/, n. 1. a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage. 2. something having, or standing in, some relation to something else. 3. something dependent upon external conditions for its specific nature, size, etc.… … Universalium
