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单词 praecognitum
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praecognitumn.

Brit. /priːˈkɒɡnɪtəm/, U.S. /priˈkɑɡnədəm/
Inflections: Plural praecognita.
Forms: 1600s– praecognitum, 1700s–1800s precognitum.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praecognitum.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin praecognitum thing already known (5th cent.), use as noun of classical Latin praecognitum , neuter past participle of praecognōscere to know beforehand (see precognosce v.). Compare precognit n.
Now rare.
A thing already known; esp. a thing needed or assumed to be known in order to infer or ascertain something else. Frequently in plural: basic assumptions, principles.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical reasoning > [noun] > deductivism or a priori reasoning > a principle or axiom
principlea1387
maximc1450
first principle1525
ground1528
principal1545
principium1550
protasis1572
theorem1588
postulate1590
axiom1593
groundsel1604
postulatuma1620
praecognitum1624
datum1646
self-evident1675
philosopheme1678
dictum of all and none1697
dictum of Aristotle1827
prius1882
ground rule1890
posit1900
1624 W. Laud Answere Fishers Relation 33 in Bp. F. White Replie to Iesuit Fishers Answere That which is praecognitum, foreknowne in Science, must be of such Light, that it must be knowne of and by it selfe alone.
1634 J. Bate Myst. Nature & Art 53 To set down some few Præcognita or Principles (as I may so call them).
1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. vii. 302 Either all Knowledge does not depend on certain Praecognita or general Maxims, called Principles; or else [etc.].
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Institutions Physical or Medicinal Institutions are such as teach the necessary Præcognita to the Practice of Medicine, or the Cure of Diseases.
1734 J. Forrester Polite Philos. 16 Having now gone through the Præcognita of Polite Philosophy, it is requisite we should descend with greater particularity into its several branches.
1743 W. Emerson Doctr. Fluxions Pref. 16 It would be but lost Labour for any Person unacquainted with these Precognita, to spend any Time in reading this Book.
1849 T. Callaway Diss. Dislocations & Fractures 5 To start with certain præcognita.
1962 F. H. Anderson Francis Bacon 3 The ‘character studies’ which purport to represent his life abound in philosophical, ethical, theological, and political praecognita which he himself would not have found tenable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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