implexion

English

Etymology

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Noun

implexion (countable and uncountable, plural implexions)

1. (philosophy) A relation between incomplete and complete objects which seems to be very close to what is often called “instantiation”, i.e., a relation between universals and particulars. Incomplete objects are “implected” in complete ones.

References

• Mariah Reicher, "Nonexistent Objects," section 6.2, in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nonexistent-objects/#TheForFurInv).