Definition of PREDICATION

predication

Meanings

Plural: predications

Noun

  • (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
  • A proclamation, announcement or preaching.
  • An assertion or affirmation.
  • The act of making something the subject or predicate of a proposition.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English predicacion, from Anglo-Norman predicaciun, from Latin praedicātiō, from praedicō.

Synonyms

postulation

Scrabble Score: 16

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Words With Friends Score: 19

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