drogulusn.

/ˈdrɒɡjʊləs/

Etymology: Coined ‘on the spur of the moment’ by A. J. Ayer perhaps by subconscious association with dragon n.¹ + Latin -ulus as in dracunculus n.

An entity whose presence is unverifiable, because it has no physical effects. Also transferred.

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the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > [noun] > immaterial or incorporeal thing > an entity that has no physical effects

drogulus1957

1957 A. J. Ayer in Edwards & Pap Mod. Introd. Philos. 608 Suppose I say ‘There's a “drogulus” over there,’ and you say ‘What?’ and I say ‘Drogulus,’ and you say ‘What's a drogulus?’ Well I say ‘I can't describe what a drogulus is, because it's not the sort of thing you can see or touch, it has no physical effects of any kind, but it's a disembodied being.’

1959 L. S. Penrose in New Biol. XXVIII. 98 I had difficulty in finding a suitable name for the activated complexes produced in these experiments. On showing one of them to Professor A. J. Ayer, I inquired whether it perhaps might be a ‘drogulus’... He replied that it was undoubtedly a ‘drogulus’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	drogulus
释义	drogulusn. /ˈdrɒɡjʊləs/ Etymology: Coined ‘on the spur of the moment’ by A. J. Ayer perhaps by subconscious association with dragon n.¹ + Latin -ulus as in dracunculus n. An entity whose presence is unverifiable, because it has no physical effects. Also transferred. ΘΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > [noun] > immaterial or incorporeal thing > an entity that has no physical effects drogulus1957 1957 A. J. Ayer in Edwards & Pap Mod. Introd. Philos. 608 Suppose I say ‘There's a “drogulus” over there,’ and you say ‘What?’ and I say ‘Drogulus,’ and you say ‘What's a drogulus?’ Well I say ‘I can't describe what a drogulus is, because it's not the sort of thing you can see or touch, it has no physical effects of any kind, but it's a disembodied being.’ 1959 L. S. Penrose in New Biol. XXVIII. 98 I had difficulty in finding a suitable name for the activated complexes produced in these experiments. On showing one of them to Professor A. J. Ayer, I inquired whether it perhaps might be a ‘drogulus’... He replied that it was undoubtedly a ‘drogulus’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1957
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