quiddative
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Related to quiddity.
Adjective
[edit]quiddative (comparative more quiddative, superlative most quiddative)
- (philosophy) Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing.
- 1968, C. J. Ducasse, Truth, Knowledge and Causation:
- It is that among other distinctions possible among symbols, an indispensable one is that between indicative and quiddative symbols.