existential

Definition of Existential in English :

Adjective

1. existential, experiential

derived from experience or the experience of existence

Example Sentences:
'the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers'
'formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters'

experiential

2. existential

of or as conceived by existentialism

Example Sentences:
'an existential moment of choice'

3. existential

relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Existential

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adjective

1.

of or relating to existence, esp human existence

2. philosophy

pertaining to what exists, and is thus known by experience rather than reason; empirical as opposed to theoretical

3. logic

denoting or relating to a formula or proposition asserting the existence of at least one object fulfilling a given condition; containing an existential quantifier

4.

of or relating to existentialism

noun logic

5.

a.

an existential statement or formula

b. short for existential quantifier

Existential

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adjective

1.

of, based on, or expressing existence

2.

of, relating to, or as conceived of in, existentialism

3. Logic

implicitly or explicitly asserting actuality as opposed to conceptual possibility

Existential

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adj.

1. Of, relating to, or dealing with existence.

2. Based on experience; empirical.

3. Of or as conceived by existentialism or existentialists: an existential moment of choice.

4. Linguistics Of or relating to a construction or part of a construction that indicates existence, as the words there is in the sentence There is a cat on the mat.

n.
Linguistics

An existential word or construction.

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