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Definition of Conceivability
1. Noun. The state of being conceivable.
Generic synonyms: Possibility, Possibleness
Derivative terms: Conceivable, Conceivable
Definition of Conceivability
1. Noun. The characteristic of being conceivable; the ability to be conceived, believed, or understood. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conceivability
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Conceivability
Literary usage of Conceivability
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Philosophical Lectures and Remains of Richard Lewis Nettleship by Richard Lewis Nettleship (1897)
"... SENSATION AS TESTS OF TRUTH conceivability. THE import of the word 'conceive'
is that in all rational experience there is a holding together (concipere) ..."
2. Philosophical Remains of Richard Lewis Nettleship by Richard Lewis Nettleship (1901)
"... and, following this out, we come to the much- disputed principle that
conceivability, ie the capacity of being held together as a unity of elements, ..."
3. The Principles of Empirical Or Inductive Logic by John Venn (1889)
"(i) For one thing, then, we may take as our standard that of mere conceivability;
that is, we may accept for logical purposes whatever the mind can conceive ..."
4. The Conception of the Infinite by George Stuart Fullerton (1887)
"THE conceivability OF THE INFINITE. WHEN we analyze the mental state in which we
have reference to an infinite—let us take, for example, an infinite line—we ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"The question of the fourth dimension as a reality may be considered from two
points of view, its conceivability and its possible objective reality. ..."
6. The Concepts and Theories of Modern Physics by John Bernhard Stallo (1884)
"The first condition of conceivability, therefore, is that the thing or ...
A second and very obvious condition of conceivability is the consistency of the ..."
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