| 单词 | universal characteristic |
| 释义 | > as lemmasuniversal characteristic 3. A system of characters or symbols (cf. character n. 4a). Now Philosophy (in full universal characteristic): a universal language or calculus for presenting processes of reasoning, envisaged by Leibniz. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > system of writing > alphabet > [noun] staff-rewOE abecedariumOE ABCc1325 alphabet?a1475 character1569 abecedary1596 one's P's and Q's1763 characteristic1769 staverow1866 1769 tr. J. D. Michaelis Diss. Infl. Opinions on Lang. Pref. p. vi A characteristic of easier execution. 1769 tr. J. D. Michaelis Diss. Infl. Opinions on Lang. viii. 77* The written language of the Chinese..is rather a characteristic, than a language. 1825 C. F. Partington in Cent. Inventions Marquis of Worcester 38 Leibnitz considered his universal characteristic as the art of inventing and judging. He stated his conviction that an alphabet might be formed, and of this alphabet such words as would afford a language capable of giving mathematical precision to all the sciences. 1917 Monist 27 45 His universal characteristic..was to be a logical calculus replacing concepts by combinations of signs, and..was not merely to furnish demonstrations of propositions but to be the means of discovering new ones. 2000 S. Clucas tr. P. Rossi Logic & Art of Memory Pref. p. xix Immanuel Kant..compared Leibniz's characteristic to the..dreams of the alchemists. < as lemmas |
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