apophantic

noun

ap·​o·​phan·​tic

ˌapəˈfantik

plural -s

logic

: the doctrine of predicative judgment

Word History

Etymology

Greek apophantikos, adjective, categorical, declaratory, from apophantos declared (from apophainein to declare, display, from apo- + phainein to show) + -ikos -ic

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