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predicates

The correct spelling is predicates.

How to pronounce predicates

noun

IPA: /ˈpɹɛdɪkəts/

Say it like: Pre-dic-ate-s

The correct spelling is predicates. (grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states something about the subject or the object of the sentence. For example: "In "The dog barked very loudly", the subject is "the dog" and the predicate is "barked very loudly"."

Usage Examples

In "The dog barked very loudly", the subject is "the dog" and the predicate is "barked very loudly".

A nullary predicate is a proposition.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states something about the subject or the object of the sentence.
  2. 2.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.
  3. 3.An operator or function that returns either true or false.

verb

  1. 1.To announce, assert, or proclaim publicly.
  2. 2.To assume or suppose; to infer.
  3. 3.(originally United States) to base (on); to assert on the grounds of.
  4. 4.(grammar) To make a term (or expression) the predicate of a statement.
  5. 5.To assert or state as an attribute or quality of something.

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