definiendum

noun
/dɪˌfɪniˈɛndəm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēfīniendum, gerund of dēfīniō.

  1. borrowed from dēfīniendum

Definitions

  1. The term (word or phrase) defined in a definition (whether inside a sentence, as a…

    The term (word or phrase) defined in a definition (whether inside a sentence, as a dictionary entry, or otherwise).

    • 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.
    • 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’.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for definiendum. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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