predicates

Meanings

• noun

  A statement or proposition that is expressed about or represents a relation between certain entities or concepts.

  - "The predicate of a sentence is the part that expresses what is being stated about the subject."
  - "In mathematics, a quadratic equation has a predicate that can be expressed as ax^2 + bx + c = 0."

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Variants

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predicate , predicates , predicative , predicatively , predicated , predicating

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Etymology

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From Latin 'praedicare' meaning 'to proclaim, announce, or publish'.

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1. The word 'predicate' comes from the Latin word 'praedicare', which means 'to proclaim' or 'to publish'.

2. In mathematics, a quadratic equation has a predicate that can be expressed as ax^2 + bx + c = 0.

3. The predicate of a sentence expresses what is being stated about the subject.

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Related Concepts

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1. Subject (grammar): The part of a sentence that performs the action or expresses the verb, while the predicate expresses what is being done or what the sentence is about.

2. Proposition (logic): A statement or declaration that is either true or false.

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Culture

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Predicates have been used extensively in various fields such as mathematics, logic, computer science, and linguistics. In mathematics, a quadratic equation has a predicate that can be expressed as ax^2 + bx + c = 0. In logic, a proposition's predicate expresses what is being stated about the subject. In computer science, a function's predicate is a statement that describes the condition for the function to return a certain value.

How to Memorize "predicates"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a sentence with a subject and a predicate. The subject is what the sentence is about, and the predicate is what is being said about the subject.
   - Visualize a quadratic equation and imagine the predicate as the part of the equation that is equal to zero.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'predicate' with 'statement' or 'proposition'.
   - Remember that the predicate expresses what is being done or what is being stated about the subject.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Subject Says Predicate' to remember the role of each part in a sentence.

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