Partial term
A partial term (especially in philosophical texts) is a term that represents a component or feature within a more complex term.
For example, a classic method of defining a term is to specify the next superior class ( genus proximum ) along with what distinguishes it from other terms in the same class ( differentia specifica ); for example: "Man is a biped without feathers". The two components “two-legged” and “without springs”, which work together in the definition, could be referred to as partial terms of the term “human being” (if one wants to define it that way).
The term partial concept does not come across in the technical language of linguistics or lexical semantics , where classifications of conceptual relationships are made. In particular, part- term does not normally refer to the case of part-whole relationships such as “Germany is part of Europe”. Concepts in such a relationship are called meronyms in linguistics .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christoph Asmuth: Term. Conceptual optimism and conceptual skepticism in classical German philosophy. In: Annika Hand, Christian Bermes, Ulrich Dierse (eds.): Key terms of the philosophy of the 19th century. (= Archive for conceptual history ). Felix Meiner Verlag, Hamburg 2015. pp. 7–38. - Briefly on “Partial term” on page 14
- ↑ Introductory explanation in: Wolfgang Stock: Terms and semantic relations in the representation of knowledge. (PDF; 831 kB) Information - Wissenschaft und Praxis, 60 (8), 2009, pp. 403-420.