Explicandum (Noun)
Meaning
(logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The explicandum in this case is the concept of free will, which has been debated by philosophers for centuries.
- The researcher identified the strange phenomenon as the explicandum and set out to find a scientific explanation for it.
- In the context of the theory, the explicandum is the observed behavior of subatomic particles.
- The explicandum in this argument is the statement that all humans are born with an innate sense of morality.
- The philosopher's task was to provide a clear explanation for the explicandum, which was the nature of consciousness.