What is a term indicating the absence of any quality which might be naturally or rationally expected; -- called also privative term called?
privative — (Logic) A term indicating the absence of any quality which might be naturally or rationally expected; -- called also privative term. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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