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HYPOTHETICAL IMPERATIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hypothetical imperative mean?
• HYPOTHETICAL IMPERATIVE (noun)
The noun HYPOTHETICAL IMPERATIVE has 1 sense:
1. a principle stating the action required to attain a desired goal
Familiarity information: HYPOTHETICAL IMPERATIVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HYPOTHETICAL IMPERATIVE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A principle stating the action required to attain a desired goal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hypothetical imperative" is a kind of...):
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