apophantic
|a-po-phan-tic|
/ˌæpəˈfæn.tɪk/
assertible; declarative
Etymology
'apophantic' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'apophantikos', where 'apo-' meant 'away/from' and 'phainein' meant 'to show or appear'.
'apophantikos' (Greek) passed into Medieval/Scholastic Latin as 'apophanticus' and was adopted into modern English philosophical vocabulary as 'apophantic'.
Initially, it meant 'capable of being shown or made manifest,' but over time it evolved into its current technical meaning of 'assertoric; capable of being affirmed or denied.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
of or relating to an assertion; capable of being affirmed or denied (assertoric or declarative in logical/philosophical usage).
The philosopher described the sentence as apophantic because it asserts a factual claim.
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