"Predicate" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
In logic. That which ls said concerning the subject in a logical prop-osition; as, “The law ls the perfection of common sense." “Perfection of common sense," being affirmed concerning the law, (the subject,) is the predicate or thing predicated, wharton; Bourland v. Hildreth, 26 Cal. 232
To affirm something of another thing; to make an
affirmation.
That which is affirmed or denied of the subject. In
these propositions, \"Paper is white,\" \"Ink is not white,\" whiteness is
the predicate affirmed of paper and denied of ink.
Predicated.
To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one
thing of another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow.
To found; to base.
The word or words in a proposition which express what
is affirmed of the subject.
Being realistic encompasses the negative, but it by no means excludes the positive.
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Doctor, doctor, I've got a little sty.Then you'd better buy a little pig.
Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject; as, …
Read the complete definitionA complete sentence, or part of a sentence consisting of a subject and predicate united by a copula; a thought …
Read the complete definitionThat which is offered or affirmed as the subject of the discourse; anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration.
Read the complete definitionThat of which anything is affirmed or predicated; the theme of a proposition or discourse; that which is spoken of; …
Read the complete definitionIn logic. That concerning which the affirmation in a proposition is made; the first word in a proposition
Read the complete definitionForming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, …
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