analytic judgment

noun

logic
: a judgment in which what is predicated is already implied in the subject of the predication
opposed to synthetic judgment

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of analytic judgment was in 1797

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“Analytic judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analytic%20judgment. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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