predicativity

English

Etymology

From predicative +‎ -ity.

Noun

predicativity (uncountable)

1. The condition of being predicative
   • 2007 April 21, Scott Soames, “No class: Russell on contextual definition and the elimination of sets”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 139, number 2, →DOI:

     In fact, they are intertwined with his dauntingly complex and far-reaching ideas about predicativity, the semantic paradoxes, and the ramified vs. the simple theory of types—all of which are fascinating, and some of which involve real technical achievements.

Derived terms

• impredicativity