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Peircean meaning

Of or pertaining to Charles S. Peirce, 19th-20th century American logician, mathematician, scientist, and philosopher, founder of pragmatism.

Using Peircean

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Charles S. Peirce, 19th-20th century American logician, mathematician, scientist, and philosopher, founder of pragmatism.

Context around Peircean

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

semiotics 1× semiotic 1×

Sentence patterns with Peircean

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

peircean semiotics further 1× the peircean semiotic addresses 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

peircean semiotics further 1× the peircean semiotic 1×

Common sentence endings:

process in general 1× three sub types 1×

Words around Peircean

Just before it in the word index:

peirce 137 peipus 2 peipsi 2 peiper 11 peinture 7 peinecke 2

Just after it in the word index:

peiresc 2 peiris 5 peirone 2 peirse 3 peirson 4 peis 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadvantage 4 aafa 4 aafia 4

Corpus analysis for Peircean

  • In this selection, "peircean" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, semiotics and semiotic stand out and add context to how "peircean" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include peircean semiotics further and the peircean semiotic addresses. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "peircean" sits close to words such as aabb, aacha and aacta, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with peircean

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Peircean semiotics further subdivides each of the three triadic elements into three sub-types. (14 words)

The Peircean semiotic addresses not only the external communication mechanism, as per Saussure, but the internal representation machine, investigating not just sign processes, or modes of inference, but the whole inquiry process in general. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

The Peircean semiotic addresses not only the external communication mechanism, as per Saussure, but the internal representation machine, investigating not just sign processes, or modes of inference, but the whole inquiry process in general. (34 words)

Peircean semiotics further subdivides each of the three triadic elements into three sub-types. (14 words)

Example sentences (2)

Peircean semiotics further subdivides each of the three triadic elements into three sub-types.

The Peircean semiotic addresses not only the external communication mechanism, as per Saussure, but the internal representation machine, investigating not just sign processes, or modes of inference, but the whole inquiry process in general.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "peircean" in a sentence?
An example: "Peircean semiotics further subdivides each of the three triadic elements into three sub-types." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "peircean" from authentic English texts.
What does "peircean" mean?
Peircean means: Of or pertaining to Charles S. Peirce, 19th-20th century American logician, mathematician, scientist, and philosopher, founder of pragmatism.
How many example sentences with "peircean" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "peircean", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.