predicative

/ prɪˈdɪkətɪv /

adjective

See attributive
grammar relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence Compare attributive
a predicative adjective
See impredicative
logic (of a definition) given in terms that do not require quantification over entities of the same type as that which is thereby defined Compare impredicative

The predicative adjective can stand before or after the verb—halt sunt li pui (Latin podia), e tenebrus e grant.

It is the belief in the existence of the actual infinite which has given birth to those non-predicative definitions.

Thus the definitions which should be regarded as not predicative are those which contain a vicious circle.

A 'non-predicative' class is not an empty class, it is a class whose boundary is undetermined.

But this is only the beginning and it is needful to know how to recognize whether a definition is or is not predicative.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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