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categorem

categorem

9.9
A word that can stand alone as the subject or as the part after the verb in a logical sentence
  • noun
  • /ˈkætəˌɡɔrəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : categorema
  • Nouns and pronouns are typical examples of a categorem in logical analysis.

Examples

  • Nouns and pronouns are typical examples of a categorem in logical analysis.

  • In logic, a categorem can serve as the subject of a proposition.

  • In classical logic, the word 'man' functions as a categorem in many propositions.

  • The distinction between a categorem and a syncategorem is important in medieval philosophy.

  • The word categorem refers to a term that can stand alone.

  • In classical logic, the word 'man' functions as a categorem in many propositions.

  • In logic, a categorem can serve as the subject of a proposition.

Synonyms

categoreme
vscategorem
  • Specialized
9.9

A word that can stand alone as the main part of a logical statement, like the subject or predicate 'man'

has the same meaning but uses an alternate spelling form

Antonyms

syncategorem
  • Specialized
9.9

A word that only has meaning inside a sentence, like and, in, or all

Surface Forms

categorem singular
categorems plural

Etymology

The word categorem comes from the same root as category and categorical, originally a Greek verb meaning 'to speak' or 'declare'. So a categorem is a word that can 'speak' by itself in a sentence, able to stand alone as the subject or the predicate.