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ideatum

[ ahy-dee-ey-tuhm, ee-dee- ]

noun

plural ideata
  1. (in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind. Compare datum ( def 3 ).


ideatum

/ ˌɪɪˈɪə /

noun

  1. philosophy the objective reality with which human ideas are supposed to correspond
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ideatum1

1700–10; < New Latin ٳܳ, equivalent to Latin ide ( a ) idea + -ٳܳ, neuter of -ٳܲ -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ideatum1

C18: New Latin, from Latin: idea
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Example Sentences

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The unquestioned element is the datum; the uncertain element, the ideatum.

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Similarly, the ideatum divides into what is mere fancy, the psychical, and what is objectively valid, the physical.

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Datum and ideatum come first, psychical and physical next in order.

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It is a specification that emerges, correspondently, in both datum and ideatum, as affairs of the direction of logical movement.

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