explicans
/ˌɛksplɪˈkanz
/noun (plural explicantia /ˌɛksplɪˈkantɪə/) Philosophy
The explanation or explication given for a fact, thing, or expression. Compare with explicandum.Such elucidation would only be plausible if we understood the explicans more clearly than the explicandum.
Origin
Late 19th century: Latin, present participle of explicare 'explain'.
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