explanans

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noun

A collection of propositions that, taken together, explain another proposition (the explanandum).

OriginLatin explānāns →
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Meanings

nounexplanans (plural explanantia)

plural explanantia

  1. A collection of propositions that, taken together, explain another proposition (the explanandum).

Origin

  1. Latinexplānāns
  2. Latinexplānāns
  3. Englishexplanans

Borrowed from Latin explānāns.

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Chicago

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