QUAESITUM


Meaning of QUAESITUM in English

kwēˈsīd.əm noun

( plural quaesi·ta -d.ə)

Etymology: Latin, neuter of quaesitus, past participle of quaerere to seek, ask

1. : something sought for : end , objective

our intuition that one of the ideas … is, at last, our quaesitum — William James

2. : the true or actual value of a quantity as distinguished from one determined by empirical procedures (as of measurement) — compare error 5a

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