Relatum
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A term that is related to the referent.
"And with respect to secondary processes, whether a PDT becomes an ADT will vary according to both the ADTs a person has acquired through primary acquisition processes (for this determines which objects can be the relata in the relational properties) and according to the individual’s experiential and epistemic history with respect to disgust elicitors."
- 2 a term in a proposition that is related to the referent of the proposition wordnet
Example
More examples"And with respect to secondary processes, whether a PDT becomes an ADT will vary according to both the ADTs a person has acquired through primary acquisition processes (for this determines which objects can be the relata in the relational properties) and according to the individual’s experiential and epistemic history with respect to disgust elicitors."
Etymology
From Latin relatum, neuter past participle of referre.