Hyphenation of “definiens”
The standard US-English hyphenation shown for definiens is definiens, with 0 possible break points in this result.
What does “definiens” mean?
definiens: A word, phrase, or symbolic expression used to define something, especially in a dictionary entry, or introducing a word or symbol into a logical system by providing a statement of its meaning.
A word, phrase, or symbolic expression used to define something, especially in a dictionary entry, or introducing a word or symbol into a logical system by providing a statement of its meaning.
Example: “He required of definition that the definiens (the statement of definition) should be synonymous with the definiendum (the expression or concept being defined) but contain no terms in common with it.”
How “definiens” is split
For US English, the hyphenation result is definiens. This gives 0 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns defini-ens.
Questions about “definiens”
How do you hyphenate “definiens”?
In the US-English result used here, definiens is hyphenated as definiens.
Where can “definiens” break at the end of a line?
The returned US pattern contains 0 possible break points.
What does “definiens” mean?
A word, phrase, or symbolic expression used to define something, especially in a dictionary entry, or introducing a word or symbol into a logical system by providing a statement of its meaning.
Can you use “definiens” in a sentence?
“He required of definition that the definiens (the statement of definition) should be synonymous with the definiendum (the expression or concept being defined) but contain no terms in common with it.”