Difference between revisions of "Existential"
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| + | ==Origin== | ||
| + | from late Latin ''existentialis'', from ''existentia'' | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1693] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1693] | ||
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
Revision as of 23:04, 16 August 2013
Origin
from late Latin existentialis, from existentia
Definitions
- 1: Of, relating to, or dealing with existence.
- 2: Based on experience; empirical.
- 3: Of or as conceived by existentialism or existentialists: an existential moment of choice.
- 4: Linguistics - Of or relating to a construction or part of a construction that indicates existence, as the words there is in the sentence There is a cat on the mat.
- b: An existential word or construction.
- 5: Logic (of a proposition) affirming or implying the existence of a thing.
