predicate
21predicate — verb (predicated, predicating) –verb (t) /ˈprɛdɪkeɪt / (say predikayt) 1. to proclaim; declare; affirm or assert. 2. to affirm or assert (something) of the subject of a proposition. 3. to connote or imply. 4. to found or base (a statement, action …
22predicate — 1. noun /ˈprɛdɪkət/ a) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states something about the subject. In The dog barked very loudly , the subject is the dog and the predicate is barked very loudly . b) A statement that may be true or false… …
23predicate — pred|i|cate1 [ˈpredıkıt] n technical the part of a sentence that makes a statement about the subject, such as swim in Fish swim and is an artist in She is an artist →↑subject predicate 2 pred|i|cate2 [ˈpredıkeıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; …
24predicate — noun prɛdɪkət 1》 Grammar the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g. went home in John went home). 2》 Logic something which is affirmed or denied concerning an argument of a proposition. verb… …
25Predicate transformer semantics — is an extension of Floyd Hoare Logic invented by Dijkstra and extended and refined by other researchers. It was first introduced in Dijkstra s paper Guarded commands, nondeterminacy and formal derivation of programs . It is a method for defining… …
26predicate fact — see fact Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
27Predicate (grammar) — In traditional grammar, a predicate is one of the two main parts of a sentence (the other being the subject, which the predicate modifies). In current linguistic semantics, a predicate is an expression that can be true of something. Thus, the… …
28Predicate variable — In first order logic, a predicate variable is a predicate letter which can stand for a relation (between terms) but which has not been specifically assigned any particular relation (or meaning). In first order logic (FOL) they can be more… …
29Predicate functor logic — In mathematical logic, predicate functor logic (PFL) is one of several ways to express first order logic (formerly known as predicate logic) by purely algebraic means, i.e., without quantified variables. PFL employs a small number of algebraic… …
30predicate calculus — Logic. See functional calculus. Also called predicate logic. [1945 50] * * * Part of modern symbolic logic which systematically exhibits the logical relations between propositions involving quantifiers such as all and some. The predicate calculus …
