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Predicate
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Grammar:
The part of the
sentence
(or
clause
) which
states
a
property
that a
subject
has or is
characterized
by.
●
In Logic:
A
term
of a
statement
, where the
statement
may be
true or false
depending on
whether
the thing
referred
to by the
values
of the
statement
's
variables
has the
property
signified
by that (predicative)
term
.
●
In Computing:
An
operator
or
function
that
returns
either
true
or false.
Adj
●
In Grammar:
Of or related to the
predicate
of a
sentence
or clause.
●
Predicated, stated.
●
In Law:
Relating to or being any of a
series
of
criminal
acts upon
which
prosecution
for
racketeering
may be predicated.
Verb
●
To
announce
,
assert
, or
proclaim
publicly.
●
To
assume
or
suppose
; to infer.
●
In American English:
to
base
(on); to
assert
on the
grounds
of.
●
In Grammar:
To make a
term
(or
expression
) the
predicate
of a statement.
●
In Logic:
To
assert
or state as an
attribute
or quality of something.
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Origin
predicate
English
praedicatus
Latin
predicate
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Sourced from
Etym
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