explicandum
/ˌɛksplɪˈkandəm
/noun (plural explicanda /ˌɛksplɪˈkandə/) Philosophy
The fact, thing, or expression which is to be explained or explicated. Compare with explicans.Such elucidation would only be plausible if we understood the explicans more clearly than the explicandum....
- Forms of environmentalism abound, and often the text recognizes that explicans and explicandum can readily change places.
Origin
Mid 19th century: Latin, 'something to be explained', neuter gerundive of explicare.