definiendum
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēfīniendum, gerund of dēfīniō.
Noun
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definiendum (plural definienda)
- (semantics) The term—word or phrase—defined in a definition.
- 1991, William Thomas Parry; Edward A. Hacker, Aristotelian Logic, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 84:
- However, most advocates of the importance of real definition have limited the definiendum to certain kinds of things: usually an abstract entity or a concept.
- 2013, Edward Craig, editor, Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Routledge, →ISBN, page 198:
- The objects themselves are the definienda of the definition. The first set of properties through which the definienda are collected together to form a group is called ‘the limiting properties of being the definienda of the definition’.
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Related terms
- definition
- definiens
Further reading
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Latin
Etymology
From dēfīniō (“I set limits”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.fiː.niˈen.dum/, [d̪eːfiːniˈɛn̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.fi.niˈen.dum/, [d̪efiniˈɛn̪d̪um]
Verb
dēfīniendum (accusative, gerundive dēfīniendus)
- limiting
- defining
- restricting
Declension
Second declension, defective.
| Case | Singular |
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| Nominative | — |
| Genitive | dēfīniendī |
| Dative | dēfīniendō |
| Accusative | dēfīniendum |
| Ablative | dēfīniendō |
| Vocative | — |
There is no nominative form. The present active infinitive of the parent verb is used in situations that require a nominative form.
The accusative may also be substituted by the infinitive in this way.
Participle
dēfīniendum
- inflection of dēfīniendus:
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
- accusative masculine singular