predicables
/ˈprɛdɪkəbəlz/
noun
- Things that can be stated or affirmed about something; categories of what can be said of a subject, especially in logic or philosophy.
- Understanding predicables is useful for analyzing how we talk about objects and ideas.
- The philosopher explained how predicables help us classify and describe things.
- In logic class, we studied the five predicables: genus, species, difference, property, and accident.