categorematic

categorematic
Of a word, capable of being employed by itself as a term, such as "man", unlike "many".

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  • categorematic — CATEGOREMÁTIC, Ă, categorematici, ce, adj. (log.; despre termeni) Care are o semnificaţie prin el însuşi. – Din fr. catégorématique. Trimis de valeriu, 03.03.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  categoremátic adj. m., pl. categoremátici; f …   Dicționar Român

  • Categorematic — Cat e*gor e*mat ic, a. [Gr. ? predicate. See {Category}.] (Logic.) Capable of being employed by itself as a term; said of a word. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • categorematic — /kat i gawr euh mat ik, gor /, adj. 1. Traditional Logic. of or pertaining to a word having independent meaning so that it can be used as a term in a proposition. 2. Contemporary Logic. of or pertaining to a word or symbol having an independent… …   Universalium

  • categorematic — See syncategorematic …   Philosophy dictionary

  • categoremàtic — ca|te|go|re|mà|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • categorematic — cat·e·gor·e·mat·ic …   English syllables

  • categorematic — adjective of a term or phrase capable of standing as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition • Ant: ↑syncategorematic • Similar to: ↑autosemantic • Derivationally related forms: ↑categoreme, ↑categorem …   Useful english dictionary

  • Late medieval logic — Paul Vincent Spade I Medieval logic encompassed more than what we call logic today. It included semantics, philosophy of language, parts of physics, of philosophy of mind and of epistemology. Late medieval logic began around 1300 and lasted… …   History of philosophy

  • categorem — noun a categorematic expression; a term capable of standing alone as the subject or predicate of a logical proposition names are called categorems • Syn: ↑categoreme • Ant: ↑syncategoreme (for: ↑categoreme), ↑syncategorem …   Useful english dictionary

  • categoreme — noun a categorematic expression; a term capable of standing alone as the subject or predicate of a logical proposition names are called categorems • Syn: ↑categorem • Ant: ↑syncategoreme, ↑syncategorem (for: ↑categorem) …   Useful english dictionary

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