syncategorematic

• 逻辑学和语言学中的术语，指不能单独用作词项、必须与其他词项配合使用的词（如“每个”“某个”“和”）。

A technical term in logic and linguistics describing a word that cannot stand alone as a term but must be used in conjunction with another term (e.g., 'every', 'some', 'and').

1. Dependent term in logicC2formal

   Describing a word or term that cannot function as a subject or predicate on its own but must be used together with other terms in a logical proposition.

   非范畴词

   • In logic, 'every' is a syncategorematic term because it requires a noun to form a complete expression.
   • The word 'and' is syncategorematic, as it only has meaning when connecting other terms.
   • Philosophers debate whether syncategorematic words have independent meaning.

   反义词categorematic