predicable
Use Predicable in a sentence
ɪ adjective
1.
that may be predicated or affirmed; assertable.
noun
2.
that which may be predicated; an attribute.
3.
Logic. any one of the various kinds of predicate that may be used of a subject.
Origin:
1545–55; < Latin praedicābilis assertable, Latin: praiseworthy, equivalent to praedicā(re) to declare publicly (see predicate) + -bilis -ble
1545–55; < Latin praedicābilis assertable, Latin: praiseworthy, equivalent to praedicā(re) to declare publicly (see predicate) + -bilis -ble
Related forms
pred·i·ca·bil·i·ty, pred·i·ca·ble·ness, noun
pred·i·ca·bly, adverb
un·pred·i·ca·ble, adjective
un·pred·i·ca·ble·ness, noun
un·pred·i·ca·b·ly, adverb
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predicable (ˈprɛdɪkəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | capable of being predicated or asserted |
| —n | |
| 2. | a quality, attribute, etc, that can be predicated |
| 3. | obsolete logic one of the five Aristotelian classes of predicates (the five heads of predicables), namely genus, species, difference, property, and relation |
| [C16: from Latin praedicābilis, from praedicāre to assert publicly; see | |
| predica'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'predicableness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
And the effect on the nuclear industry is predicable.
The roles of student and teacher in a student-centered pedagogy, on the other hand, can be less clear and predicable.
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