Definition of Explanans

1. Noun. (logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises.

Category relationships: Logic
Generic synonyms: Statement
Group relationships: Account, Explanation

Definition of Explanans

1. Noun. A collection of propositions that, taken together, explain another proposition (the (term explanandum)). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Explanans

explain away
explainability
explainable
explained
explained away
explainer
explainers
explainin'
explaining
explaining away
explains
explains away
explaint
explananda
explanandum
explanans (current term)
explanate
explanation
explanationism
explanationist
explanationists
explanations
explanative
explanatively
explanator
explanatorily
explanatoriness
explanators
explanatory
explanatory fiction

Literary usage of Explanans

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Conceptions of Social Inquiry by J. J. Snyman (1993)
"These then are the three criteria that the positivist DN explanatory model must meet: 1 There must be at least two explanans sentences, of which at least ..."

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