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term vs predicate

predicate vs term

term and predicate both are nouns.

term and predicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
term Yes No Yes No
predicate Yes No Yes No
As nouns, predicate is a hyponym of term; that is, predicate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than term:
  • term: one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
  • predicate: (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
term (noun) predicate (noun)
(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
a word or expression used for some particular thing
one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
a limited period of time
the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
term (verb) predicate (verb)
name formally or designate with a term affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
Difference between term and predicate

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