quiddative

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to quiddity.

Adjective

quiddative (comparative more quiddative, superlative most quiddative)

  1. (philosophy) Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing.
    • 1968, C. J. Ducasse, Truth, Knowledge and Causation:
      It is that among other distinctions possible among symbols, an indispensable one is that between indicative and quiddative symbols.
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