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措定 (そてい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
assumption ; supposition ; positing
Technical philosophical term for positing or assuming something as a premise, often in logic or epistemology. Used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.
理り
論ろん
で
は
、
完かん
全ぜん
競きょう
争そう
市し
場じょう
を
措そ
定てい
する
。
This theory posits a perfectly competitive market.
Kanji 措 set aside, give up, suspend 定 determine, fix, establish Similar words 仮か 定てい 仮定 is a general term for hypothesis or assumption in everyday and scientific contexts, while 措定 is a technical philosophical term for positing a premise.
前ぜん 提てい 前提 means premise or precondition, often used in logical arguments, but 措定 emphasizes the act of positing or assuming something as a starting point.
Etymology Composed of 措 (set, place) and 定 (determine, fix). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern Japanese philosophy to translate Western concepts of positing or assumption.
