erotetic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to questioning.

Similar
interrogatory
OriginAncient Greek ἐρωτητικός →
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Meanings

adjectiveerotetic (comparative more erotetic, superlative most erotetic)

comparative more erotetic · superlative most erotetic

  1. Of or pertaining to questioning.

    How does erotetic logic help us see what is happening in teaching? […] We shall use a version of the Hintikka/Åqvist theory of erotetic logic throughout this chapter […] Hintikkian erotetic logic is thoroughly intentional and hence adapts well to the intentional contexts of teaching.

    1988, Charles J. B. Macmillan, James W. Garrison, A Logical Theory of Teaching: Erotetics and Intentionality, Kluwer Academic Publishers, page 80

    Synonyms: interrogatory

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to questioning.

Similar
interrogatory

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐρωτητικός
  2. Englisherotetic

From Ancient Greek ἐρωτητικός (erōtētikós).

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erotetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erotetic

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“erotetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erotetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erotetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erotetic.

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