predicate; predicate term (in logic)
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predicate; predicate term
formalUsed in formal logic. In a proposition like 'S is P', 'P' (the part describing the subject's attribute or category) is the predicate. In Chinese grammar, this term is distinct from '谓语' (predicate) which describes the verb phrase in a sentence.
Zài在
“
jīn金
shǔ属
shì是
dǎo导
tǐ体
”
zhè这
ge个
mìng命
tí题
zhōng中
，
“
dǎo导
tǐ体
”
shì是
bīn宾
cí词
。
In the proposition 'Metal is a conductor', 'conductor' is the predicate term.
Luó逻
jí辑
xué学
zhōng中
，
yī一
ge个
mìng命
tí题
yóu由
zhǔ主
cí词
、
xì系
cí词
hé和
bīn宾
cí词
zǔ组
chéng成
。
In logic, a proposition consists of a subject term, a copula, and a predicate term.
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Fēn分
xī析
jù句
zi子
shí时
，
xū需
yào要
qū区
fēn分
yǔ语
fǎ法
shàng上
de的
wèi谓
yǔ语
hé和
luó逻
jí辑
shàng上
de的
bīn宾
cí词
。
When analyzing a sentence, one must distinguish between the grammatical predicate and the logical predicate term.