Meanings
plural relativisations
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of relativization.
1 more example
If you want to assume the context principle both for a language L and a sub-language L ′ and avoid contradictions, this relativisation is vital, for it is not guaranteed that two expressions that are synonymous in L ′ will stay synonymous in L, even if the interpretation of the sentences of L ′ stays the same and L and L ′ satisfy the context principle.
2007 November 29, Manfred Kupffer, “An Unintentional Defense of the Indeterminacy of Meaning?”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 2, →DOI
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act or result of making relative or regarding as relative rather than absolute.
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Origin
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