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Definition: TRANCSCENDENTAL |
TRANCSCENDENTALAdjective1. Vaguely and ambitiously extravagant in speculation, imagery, or diction. 2. In the Kantian system, of or pertaining to that which can be determined a priori in regard to the fundamental principles of all human knowledge. What is transcendental, therefore, transcends empiricism; but is does not transcend all human knowledge, or become transcendent. It simply signifies the a priori or necessary conditions of experience which, though affording the conditions of experience, transcend the sphere of that contingent knowledge which is acquired by experience. 3. Supereminent; surpassing others; as, transcendental being or qualities. |
Etymology: Trancscendental \Tranc`scen*den"tal\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression transcendantal, German transcendental.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: TRANCSCENDENTALSynonyms: Empirical, Transcendental. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-d-e-e-l-n-n-n-r-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: transcendental. | |
-3 letters: transcendent. | |
-4 letters: accelerants, attendances. | |
-5 letters: accelerant, altercated, altercates, alternated, alternates, ascendance, attendance, candescent, centralest, clearances, declarants, reactances, screenland, transacted, transected, translated. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 52 41 4E 43 53 43 45 4E 44 45 4E 54 41 4C |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01010010 01000001 01001110 01000011 01010011 01000011 01000101 01001110 01000100 01000101 01001110 01010100 01000001 01001100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T R A N C S C E N D E N T A L |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0052 0041 004E 0043 0053 0043 0045 004E 0044 0045 004E 0054 0041 004C |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)545235483753373948383948543546 |
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