zetetic
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Zetetic — e*tet ic, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to seek: cf. F. z[ e]t[ e]tique.] Seeking; proceeding by inquiry. [1913 Webster] {Zetetic method} (Math.), the method used for finding the value of unknown quantities by direct search, in investigation, or in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zetetic — e*tet ic, n. A seeker; a name adopted by some of the Pyrrhonists. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zetetic — (adj.) proceeding by inquiry, 1640s, from Mod.L. zeteticus, from Gk. zetetikos searching, inquiring, from zetetos, verbal adjective of zetein seek for, inquire into … Etymology dictionary
zetetic — ZETÉTIC1, Ă, zetétici, e, adj. (fil.) Referitor la metodele de cercetare pentru a descoperi raţiunea şi natura lucrurilor. (din fr. zététique) [morf. DOOM] Trimis de tavi, 12.05.2004. Sursa: MDN ZETÉTIC2, zetétici, s.m. Nume dat filozofilor… … Dicționar Român
Zetetic method — Zetetic e*tet ic, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to seek: cf. F. z[ e]t[ e]tique.] Seeking; proceeding by inquiry. [1913 Webster] {Zetetic method} (Math.), the method used for finding the value of unknown quantities by direct search, in investigation, or in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zetetic Elench — The Zetetic Elench are a fictional group from Iain M Banks science fiction Culture Novels . They are a splinter group of the Culture and appear in the novel Excession (1996).Zetetic has its etymology in the Greek ζητείν, to seek. Elench is: that… … Wikipedia
zetetic — [zɪ tɛtɪk] adjective rare proceeding by inquiry. Origin C17: from Gk zētētikos, from zētein seek … English new terms dictionary
zetetic — ze·tet·ic … English syllables
zetetic — a. proceeding by inquiry … Dictionary of difficult words
zetetic — adj. proceeding by inquiry. Etymology: Gk zetetikos f. zeteo seek … Useful english dictionary
