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The essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
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haecceity
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other [syn: quiddity ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Haecceity \H[ae]c*ce"i*ty\ (h[e^]k*s[=e]"[i^]*t[y^]), [L. h[ae]cce this.] (Logic) Literally, this-ness. A scholastic term to express individuality or singleness; as, this book.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The essence of a particular thing; those quality that define it and make it unique.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Haecceity (; from the Latin haecceitas , which translates as "thisness") is a term from medieval scholastic philosophy , first coined by followers of Duns Scotus to denote a concept that he seems to have originated. It denotes the discrete qualities, properties ...