explicanda

noun, plural ex·pli·can·da

[-duh] .

a term or statement that is to be explained, as in a philosophical discussion.

Origin:
1865–70; < Latin, neuter of gerund of explicāre to explicate

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explicandum
noun
(logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained

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Explicanda is always a great word to know.

So is quincunx. Does it mean:

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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