Thesaurus: ampliative
Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received.
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- a. Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received.
- Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received. "All bodies possess power of attraction" is an ampliative judgment; because we can think of bodies without thinking of attraction as one of their immediate primary attribute. Abp. W. Thomson.
- Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already knownor received."All bodies possess power of attraction" is an ampliative judgment;because we can think of bodies without thinking of attraction as oneof their immediate primary attribute. Abp. W. Thomson.
- a. Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received.