The difference between Definiendum and Differentia

When used as nouns, definiendum means the term—word or phrase—defined in a definition, whereas differentia means a distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.


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  1. Definiendum as a noun (semantics):

    The term—word or phrase—defined in a definition.

    Examples:

    "In the defining statement "A lake is a large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of water", "lake" is the definiendum, "stretch of water" is the genus, and "large", "landlocked" and "naturally occurring" are the differentiae."

  1. Differentia as a noun (semantics, logic, taxonomy):

    A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.

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