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haecceity

/hɛkˈsiː.ɪ.ti/

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noun

/hɛkˈsiː.ɪ.ti/C2formal
  • ruФилософский термин, обозначающий уникальную сущность или свойство, которое отличает одну сущность от любой другой того же вида.

A philosophical term referring to the unique essence or property that makes an entity distinct from any other entity of the same kind.

  1. Thisness or Individual EssenceC2formal

    The unique quality or property that makes a particular entity distinct from all others; the essence of an individual thing.

    ruЭтостность или индивидуальная сущность

    • The philosopher argued that haecceity is what makes each person irreplaceable.
    • In metaphysics, haecceity refers to the 'thisness' of an object.
    • The concept of haecceity helps explain why two identical twins are still different individuals.
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  • haecceities' possessive plural form
  • haecceity's possessive singular form