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relativisation en · NOUN

Etymology

From relative + -isation.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of relativization.
    • If you want to assume the context principle both for a language L and a sub-language L ′ and avoid contradictions, this relativisation is vital, for it is not guaranteed that two expressions that are synonymous in L ′ will stay synonymous in L, even if the interpretation of the sentences of L ′ stays the same and L and L ′ satisfy the context principle. 2007 November 29, Manfred Kupffer, “An Unintentional Defense of the Indeterminacy of Meaning?”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 2, →DOI:

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relativisations Number=Plur lexicographic