Definition of "definiendum" []

• A word or expression that is being defined. (noun)

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• "Definiens/definiendum is a pretty common distinction when you’re talking about definitions."
• "A definition is just a definition, but when the definiendum is a word already in common use with highly favorable connotations, it is clear that we are really trying to be persuasive; we are implicitly recommending the achievement of optimal states."
• "Note the distinction between defined term and definiendum: the defined term in the present example is X; the definiendum is the unspecified expression on the left-hand side of ˜= Df™, which may or may not be identical to X. (Some authors call the defined term"