APODICTIC

apodictic, apodeictic

(adjective) of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

apodictic (comparative more apodictic, superlative most apodictic)

Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.

A style of argument, in which a person presents their reasoning as categorically true, even if it is not necessarily so.

(theology, Biblical studies) Absolute and without explanation, as in a command from God like "Thou shalt not kill!"

Antonyms

• problematic

• assertorical

Source: Wiktionary


Ap"o*deic"tic, Ap`o*dic"tic, Ap`o*deic"tic*al, Ap`o*dic"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. apodicticus, Gr.

Definition: Self-evident; intuitively true; evident beyond contradiction. Brougham. Sir Wm. Hamilton.

Ap`o*dic"tic, a.

Definition: Same as Apodeictic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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