predicativity

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

predicative +‎ -ity

Noun[edit]

predicativity (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being predicative
    • 2007 April 21, Scott Soames, “No class: Russell on contextual definition and the elimination of sets”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 139, number 2, →DOI:
      In fact, they are intertwined with his dauntingly complex and far-reaching ideas about predicativity, the semantic paradoxes, and the ramified vs. the simple theory of types—all of which are fascinating, and some of which involve real technical achievements.