alethic

alethic

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, “truth”) +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈliːθɪk/, /əˈlɛθɪk/

Adjective

alethic (comparative more alethic, superlative most alethic)

1. (logic) Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.
   • 2003, Nicholas Asher and Alex Lascarides, Logics of Conversation, page 46:

     The modal operators □ and ◊ stand for alethic necessity and possibility.

Related terms

• alethiology

Translations

logic: pertaining to the modalities of truth

Dutch: alethisch French: aléthique (fr) m or f

Occitan: aletic (oc) m Portuguese: alético

Further reading

• alethic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• ethical