Modelhood

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of being a model (all senses). uncountable

    "Although it's not essential to the project at hand, let's slightly modify the usual notion of modelhood. Sense-bearing languages can contain empty designators, a phenomenon that was idealized away by the notion of modelhood just introduced."

Example

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"Although it's not essential to the project at hand, let's slightly modify the usual notion of modelhood. Sense-bearing languages can contain empty designators, a phenomenon that was idealized away by the notion of modelhood just introduced."

Etymology

From model + -hood.

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