Referential (Adjective)
Meaning
Referring or pointing to something; "symbols are inherently referential".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Terms like 'reflexivity' become too broad unless some referential distinction is made between self-expectation and expectation of others.
- The concept of truth is central to the study of logic and consists of a notion of referential accuracy.
- Maps are referential models that establish a relationship between signifier and signified.
- A noun typically symbolizes an object or a referential category such as woman, person, country, etc.
- Referential representation is at the heart of the way language refers to things.