lectical
adjUS, UK /ˈlɛktɪk(ə)l/
Etymology From lectic + -al, from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “saying, speech; phrase, word”) + Latin -ālis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns or numerals).
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Of or relating to speech, words, or learning.
- Of the two species of endotelic art other than aesthetic, viz., lectical and heuretic art, only enough need be said here to sharpen by contrast the conception of aesthetic art already formulated.1966, Curt John Ducasse, The Philosophy of Art, page 119:
- With this brief overview of the approach we take to developmental research, assessment, and application, it should be somewhat clear what we plan to do in the domain of ITP through the development of a new assessment: Lectical Integral model Assessment (LIMA).2010, Sean Esbjörn-Hargens, Integral Theory in Action: Applied, Theoretical, and Constructive Perspectives on the Aqal Model, Suny Press, page 187
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- Presumably he is here alluding to the Stoic idea that the meaning of a concept-word can be split into a lectical and a real component. The lectical component is something conceptual.2013, Richard Gaskin, Language, Truth, and Literature: A Defence of Literary Humanism, Oxford University Press, page 242
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Mathematics, Sciences Synonym of lectic.
- The lectical order on ^3(A/) is defined by A' < V : <=> 3i : X <,- Y .1997, Dickson Lukose, Conceptual Structures: Fulfilling Peirce's Dream, →ISBN:
- The lectical smallest closed subspace larger than a given subspace S ⊂ A and having weighted density larger than δ is S⊕ ai, where ai is the lexicographically largest attribute which satisfies dense (S⊕ ai)>δ and S ≪i S ⊕ ai.2008, Tsau Young Lin, Ying Xie, Anita Wasilewska, Data Mining: Foundations and Practice, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, page 40
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- Next we introduce the lectical order on the set of subsets of M.2013, Hans-Hermann Bock, Wolfgang Polasek, Data Analysis and Information Systems, →ISBN:
- Synonyms
- lectic, logological, vocabular, wordish
- Derived terms
- lectically