referent

• Qui se rapporte à un mot ou à une expression désignant quelque chose d'autre ; utilisé en linguistique et en philosophie pour décrire le lien entre un symbole et sa signification.

Relating to or denoting a word or phrase that refers to something else; used in linguistics and philosophy to describe the relationship between a symbol and its meaning.

1. Having referenceC1formal

   Relating to or indicating a reference; pointing to something else.

   référent (qui renvoie à quelque chose)

   • The referent term in the document links to a previous clause.
   • In linguistics, a referent expression points to an entity in the real world.
   • The referent meaning of the symbol is explained in the footnote.

   Synonymesallusiveindicativereferentialsuggestive

   Antonymesautonomousindependent

• Nom désignant l'objet, la notion ou l'entité à laquelle un mot, une phrase ou un symbole renvoie ; peut aussi désigner le premier terme d'une proposition ou le terme qui en référence un autre.

A noun referring to the object, concept, or entity that a word, phrase, or symbol denotes or points to; it can also refer to the first term in a proposition or a term that refers to another term.

1. Object of referenceC1formal

   The thing or concept that a word, phrase, or symbol refers to.

   Référent (objet de référence)

   • In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat,' the referent is the specific cat.
   • The word 'tree' has a referent in the physical world.
   • Linguists study how words connect to their referents.

   Synonymesdenotatumdesignatumobjectsubject

2. First term in a propositionC2formal

   The initial term in a logical proposition to which other terms relate.

   Référent (terme initial d'une proposition)

   • In logic, the referent is the subject of the proposition.
   • The referent in the statement 'All humans are mortal' is 'humans'.
   • Philosophers debate the nature of the referent in abstract propositions.

   Synonymessubject

3. Referring termC2formal

   A term that points to or denotes another term or concept.

   référent

   • In grammar, a pronoun acts as a referent to a noun.
   • The word 'it' can be a referent for a previously mentioned object.
   • Anaphora involves using a referent to avoid repetition.