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inferentialist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-fer-en-tial-ist
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to or supporting a belief in the primary importance of inference to any account of meaning

noun

A supporter of inferentialism

Example Sentences

Etymology

From inferential + -ist. Coined by the philosopher Robert Brandom to describe his own theory, and since applied more widely.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more inferentialist (comparative) most inferentialist (superlative) inferentialists (plural)

Antonyms

representationalist

Questions

What does inferentialist mean?
Of, pertaining to or supporting a belief in the primary importance of inference to any account of meaning
Where does inferentialist come from?
From inferential + -ist. Coined by the philosopher Robert Brandom to describe his own theory, and since applied more widely.

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