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noun
A proclamation, announcement or preaching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An assertion or affirmation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of making something the subject or predicate of a proposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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noun
The parallel execution of all possible outcomes of a branch instruction, all except one of which are discarded after the branch condition has been evaluated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
(logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: postulation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: declaration
History
From Middle English predicacion, from Anglo-Norman predicaciun, from Latin praedicātiō, from praedicō.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
