ecthesis

noun

ecthesis

noun

Etymology From Ancient Greek ἐκθετικός (ekthetikós).

1

Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences Historical An exposition or setting out; used by Aristotle in setting forth various proofs, though the nature of the process is disputed; perhaps simply writing out in letter notation.

Related terms
ecthetic, ecthetically, The Ecthesis

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