Definition of definiens in English:

definiens

nounPlural definientia dɪˈfɪnɪɛnzdiˈfinēənz

A word, phrase, or symbolic expression used to define something, especially in a dictionary entry, or introducing a word or symbol into a logical system by providing a statement of its meaning.
Contrasted with definiendum
Example sentencesExamples
- The use of the definiens and of the definiendum, violation of a law of nature, both assume that the operation of a law of nature is logically compatible with the occurrence of an exception to its operation.
- He required of definition that the definiens (the statement of definition) should be synonymous with the definiendum (the expression or concept being defined) but contain no terms in common with it.
- Consider as a definiendum a universal, such as man, and its definiens, rational animal.
- The former is defined, by the ancient logic texts I love, as when a definition uses the same terms in the definiens as in the definiendum.
- This, of course, is Moore's open question argument. ‘If ‘good’ was definable it was a complex, and so it could be asked of any definiens if it was good.

Origin

Late 19th century: from medieval Latin, 'defining', present participle of definire (see define).

Definition of definiens in US English:

definiens

noundiˈfinēənz

A word, phrase, or symbolic expression used to define something, especially in a dictionary entry, or introducing a word or symbol into a logical system by providing a statement of its meaning.
Contrasted with definiendum
Example sentencesExamples
- The former is defined, by the ancient logic texts I love, as when a definition uses the same terms in the definiens as in the definiendum.
- The use of the definiens and of the definiendum, violation of a law of nature, both assume that the operation of a law of nature is logically compatible with the occurrence of an exception to its operation.
- Consider as a definiendum a universal, such as man, and its definiens, rational animal.
- This, of course, is Moore's open question argument. ‘If ‘good’ was definable it was a complex, and so it could be asked of any definiens if it was good.
- He required of definition that the definiens (the statement of definition) should be synonymous with the definiendum (the expression or concept being defined) but contain no terms in common with it.

Origin

Late 19th century: from medieval Latin, ‘defining’, present participle of definire (see define).

单词	definiens
释义	Definition of definiens in English: definiens nounPlural definientia dɪˈfɪnɪɛnzdiˈfinēənz A word, phrase, or symbolic expression used to define something, especially in a dictionary entry, or introducing a word or symbol into a logical system by providing a statement of its meaning. Contrasted with definiendum Example sentencesExamples The use of the definiens and of the definiendum, violation of a law of nature, both assume that the operation of a law of nature is logically compatible with the occurrence of an exception to its operation. He required of definition that the definiens (the statement of definition) should be synonymous with the definiendum (the expression or concept being defined) but contain no terms in common with it. Consider as a definiendum a universal, such as man, and its definiens, rational animal. The former is defined, by the ancient logic texts I love, as when a definition uses the same terms in the definiens as in the definiendum. This, of course, is Moore's open question argument. ‘If ‘good’ was definable it was a complex, and so it could be asked of any definiens if it was good. Origin Late 19th century: from medieval Latin, 'defining', present participle of definire (see define). Definition of definiens in US English: definiens noundiˈfinēənz A word, phrase, or symbolic expression used to define something, especially in a dictionary entry, or introducing a word or symbol into a logical system by providing a statement of its meaning. Contrasted with definiendum Example sentencesExamples The former is defined, by the ancient logic texts I love, as when a definition uses the same terms in the definiens as in the definiendum. The use of the definiens and of the definiendum, violation of a law of nature, both assume that the operation of a law of nature is logically compatible with the occurrence of an exception to its operation. Consider as a definiendum a universal, such as man, and its definiens, rational animal. This, of course, is Moore's open question argument. ‘If ‘good’ was definable it was a complex, and so it could be asked of any definiens if it was good. He required of definition that the definiens (the statement of definition) should be synonymous with the definiendum (the expression or concept being defined) but contain no terms in common with it. Origin Late 19th century: from medieval Latin, ‘defining’, present participle of definire (see define).
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