predication
Asserting a property
Predication is the act of stating or asserting something about a subject.
In logic and grammar, it refers to what is said about the subject of a sentence—the predicate.
The predication "is mortal" applies to all humans.
More broadly, predication can mean basing something on a particular foundation: The theory's predication on faulty assumptions undermined its conclusions.
Statement expressing a judgment
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
- syllogismFormal deductive argument structure
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
categorical · attribute · property · relation · truth-value · quantification · assertion · judgment
Matter under discussion
- clauseProvision in agreement
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- verbAction-expressing word
- complementWhat makes complete
copula · syntax · object · agreement · structure · nominative · attributive · modification
Expressed claim or fact
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- declarationFormal public announcement
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- proclamationFormal public announcement
pronouncement · attestation · testimony · averment · contention · allegation · announcement · certification
proposition
Statement expressing a judgment
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
- syllogismFormal deductive argument structure
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
deduction · categorical · attribute · property · relation · truth-value · quantification · assertion · judgment · copula
subject
Matter under discussion
complement · copula · syntax · object · agreement · structure · nominative · attributive · modification · linking verb
statement
Expressed claim or fact
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- declarationFormal public announcement
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
proclamation · pronouncement · attestation · testimony · averment · contention · allegation · announcement · certification · acknowledgment
predicationdenial
Refusal to accept reality
negation · rejection · disavowal · retraction · silence
predicationreference
Directing attention elsewhere
naming · designation · denotation · identification · nomination
predicationsilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · muteness · reticence · taciturnity · speechlessness