indesignateadj.

/ɪnˈdɛsɪɡnət/

Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + designate adj. (see quot. 1844).

Logic.

Not quantified, indefinite. Also absol. as n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > [adjective] > of universal or particular propositions

universalc1450

particular1551

subaltern1566

subcontrary1566

singular1654

lemmatical1665

indefinite1773

indesignate1844

semi-definitea1856

1844 W. Hamilton in T. Reid Wks. 692 The term indefinite ought to be discarded in this relation, and replaced by indesignate.

1852 W. Hamilton Discuss. Philos. & Lit. 636* The Indesignate is thought, either precisely, as whole or as part, or vaguely, as the one or the other, unknown which, but the worse always presumed.

1865 J. S. Mill Exam. Hamilton's Philos. (1872) xxii. 511 (note) The Indesignate is..often not thought in any relation of quantity at all.

1866 T. Fowler Elem. Deduct. Logic (1869) 29 ‘Indefinite’ or ‘indesignate’ propositions..in which the subject, being a common term, is not quantified.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	indesignate
释义	indesignateadj. /ɪnˈdɛsɪɡnət/ Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + designate adj. (see quot. 1844). Logic. Not quantified, indefinite. Also absol. as n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > [adjective] > of universal or particular propositions universalc1450 particular1551 subaltern1566 subcontrary1566 singular1654 lemmatical1665 indefinite1773 indesignate1844 semi-definitea1856 1844 W. Hamilton in T. Reid Wks. 692 The term indefinite ought to be discarded in this relation, and replaced by indesignate. 1852 W. Hamilton Discuss. Philos. & Lit. 636* The Indesignate is thought, either precisely, as whole or as part, or vaguely, as the one or the other, unknown which, but the worse always presumed. 1865 J. S. Mill Exam. Hamilton's Philos. (1872) xxii. 511 (note) The Indesignate is..often not thought in any relation of quantity at all. 1866 T. Fowler Elem. Deduct. Logic (1869) 29 ‘Indefinite’ or ‘indesignate’ propositions..in which the subject, being a common term, is not quantified. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1844
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