quaesitum
noun
quae·si·tum
kwēˈsītəm
plural quaesita
-tə
1
: something sought for : end, objective
our intuition that one of the ideas … is, at last, our quaesitum
William James
William James2
: the true or actual value of a quantity as distinguished from one determined by empirical procedures (as of measurement) compare error sense 5a
Word History
Etymology
Latin, neuter of quaesitus, past participle of quaerere to seek, ask
- inverted order
- inverted passive
- inverted perspective
- inverted pleat
- inverted siphon
- inverted talon
- inverted triad
- inverted-pyramid indention
- invertend
- inverter
- inverters
- invertibilities
- invertible
- invertible counterpoint
- inverting
- inverting telescope
- invertins
- invertors
- inverts
- invest
- invest (in)
- invest as
- invest in
- investable
- invested