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pignistic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pig-nis-tic
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being or relating to a probability that a rational person will assign to an option when required to make a decision.

Etymology

Coined by Philippe Smets from Latin pignus (“a bet”) + -istic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

credal

Questions

What does pignistic mean?
Being or relating to a probability that a rational person will assign to an option when required to make a decision.
Where does pignistic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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