(n) (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula, Example: `Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates
(v) make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition, Example: The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'
(n) a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions), Syn.functional calculus
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ L. praedicatum, neut. of praedicatus, p. p. praedicare: cf. F. prédicat. See Predicate, v. t. ] 1. (Logic) That which is affirmed or denied of the subject. In these propositions, “Paper is white, ” “Ink is not white, ” whiteness is the predicate affirmed of paper and denied of ink. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Gram.) The word or words in a proposition which express what is affirmed of the subject. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Predicated p. pr. & vb. n. Predicating. ] [ L. praedicatus, p. p. of praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim. See Preach. ] 1. To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To found; to base. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Predicate is sometimes used in the United States for found or base; as, to predicate an argument on certain principles; to predicate a statement on information received. Predicate is a term in logic, and used only in a single case, namely, when we affirm one thing of another. “Similitude is not predicated of essences or substances, but of figures and qualities only.” Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
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