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EXPLANANS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("explanans" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Domain category:
logic (the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference)
Holonyms ("explanans" is a part of...):
account; explanation (a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.)