pred·i·ca·tion /ˌprɛdəˈkeʃən/
  斷定,斷言,謂詞
  predication
  預測
  Pred·i·ca·tion n.
  1. The act of predicating, or of affirming one thing of another; affirmation; assertion.
  2. Preaching. [Obs. or Scot.]
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  predication
       n : (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something
           that can be assumed as the basis for argument [syn: postulation]