zhōu
yán

technical
adjective
formal

Meaning of 周延

周延 means distributed; universal (in logic, referring to a term in a proposition that covers its entire extension or class). Pronounced zhōu yán.

  • distributed; universal (in logic, referring to a term in a proposition that covers its entire extension or class)

Definitions & Examples

Zài
 "
suǒ
yǒu
de
dōu
shì
yùn
dòng
de
 "
zhè
ge
pàn
duàn
zhōng
 
zhǔ
 "
 "
shì
zhōu
yán
de
 

In the judgment "All objects are in motion," the subject term "objects" is distributed.

Quán
chēng
kěn
dìng
pàn
duàn
de
zhǔ
tōng
cháng
shì
zhōu
yán
de
 

In universal affirmative judgments, the subject term is usually distributed.

Zhè
ge
pàn
duàn
zhōng
de
bīn
méi
yǒu
hán
gài
quán
wài
yán
 
yīn
shì
zhōu
yán
de
 

The predicate term in this judgment does not cover its entire extension, and is therefore undistributed.

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