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Definition predicate

Etymology 1

From Middle French predicat (French prédicat), from post-classical Late Latin praedic?tum (“thing said of a subject”), a noun use of the neuter past participle of praedic? (“I proclaim”), as Etymology 2, below.

Noun

predicate (plural predicates)

1. (grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states something about the subject or the object of the sentence.
2. (logic) A term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false depending on whether the thing referred to by the values of the statement's variables has the property signified by that (predicative) term.
3. (computing) An operator or function that returns either true or false.

Adjective

predicate (comparative more predicate, superlative most predicate)

1. (grammar) Of or related to the predicate of a sentence or clause.
2. Predicated, stated.
3. (law) Relating to or being any of a series of criminal acts upon which prosecution for racketeering may be predicated.

Etymology 2

From Latin praedic?tus, perfect passive participle of praedic? (“publish, declare, proclaim”), from prae + dic? (“proclaim, dedicate”), related to d?c? (“say, tell”).

Verb

predicate (third-person singular simple present predicates, present participle predicating, simple past and past participle predicated)

1. (transitive) to proclaim, announce or assert publicly
2. (transitive, logic) to state, assert as an attribute or quality of something
3. (transitive) To suppose, assume; to infer.
4. (transitive, originally US) to base (on); to assert on the grounds of
5. to make a term (or expression) the predicate of a statement

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