categorem
/ˈkætəɡɔrɛm/
noun
- A word that can stand alone as a term in a logical proposition, typically a noun or adjective that signifies a substance or quality.
- The teacher explained that a categorem has independent meaning, unlike a syncategorem like 'and' or 'if'.
- Ancient philosophers debated whether every noun is a categorem or only those referring to real things.
- In logic class, we learned that 'human' is a categorem because it can be the subject of a sentence.
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