Predicate or predication may refer to: *

Predicate (grammar) The term predicate is used in one of two ways in linguistics and its subfields. The first defines a predicate as everything in a standard declarative sentence except the subject, and the other views it as just the main content verb or associated ...

, in linguistics * Predication (philosophy) * several closely related uses in mathematics and formal logic: ** Predicate (mathematical logic) ** Propositional function ** Finitary relation, or n-ary predicate ** Boolean-valued function ** Syntactic predicate, in formal grammars and parsers **

Functional predicate In formal logic and related branches of mathematics, a functional predicate, or function symbol, is a logical symbol that may be applied to an object term to produce another object term. Functional predicates are also sometimes called mappings, bu ...

Predication (computer architecture) In computer science, predication is an computer architecture, architectural feature that provides an alternative to conditional transfer of control flow, control, as implemented by conditional branch (computer science), branch instruction (comput ...

*in United States law, the basis or foundation of something ** Predicate crime **Predicate rules, in the U.S. Title 21 CFR Part 11 * Predicate, a term used in some European context for either nobles'

honorifics An honorific is a title that conveys esteem, courtesy, or respect for position or rank when used in addressing or referring to a person. Sometimes, the term "honorific" is used in a more specific sense to refer to an honorary academic title. It ...

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nobiliary particle A nobiliary particle is used in a surname or family name in many Western cultures to signal the nobility of a family. The particle used varies depending on the country, language and period of time. In some languages, it is the same as a regular p ...

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