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Definition of "possibilistic" [possibilistic]

  • Of, pertaining to or derived using possibility. (adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the philosophy of possibilism. (adjective)

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Use "possibilistic" in a sentence
  • "Contrary to initial appearance, then, the naïve minimalization accounts found in most existing analyses of donkey sentences within a possibilistic situation semantics are close to correct (but see section 9 for discussion of another potentially problematic case, example (61))."
  • "They also share a "possibilistic approach," recognizing the capacity for the Global South to engage in transformative projects of emancipation."
  • "We will probably have quite a clue in that case, but we will need to remain possibilistic until at least a third, possibly more precise, measurement is performed by an independent experiment."