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ascription Definition

as·crip·tion (ə skrips̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of ascribing or being ascribed
  2. a statement that ascribes; specif., a prayer or text ascribing glory to God

Etymology: L ascriptio < pp. of ascribere, ascribe

ascription Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • ontology: Ascription of intensional ontologies in anthropological descriptions of multi-agent systems.
  • praise: But it starts with this wonderful ascription of praise to Jesus Christ for all that he has done to that community and for it.
  • responsibility: The courts have failed to develop a special set of principles for the ascription of contractual responsibility in the context of network.
  • intention: Despite the differences between them, I will call instances of ( 7 ) and ( 7 ) ascriptions of intention in action.
  • knowledge: An ascription of knowledge is supposed to be an empirical proposition which is informative in so far as it excludes an alternative.
  • authorship: But so far as the evidence of the book itself is concerned, while it records the tradition, its ascriptions of authorship vary.

Adjective modifier

  • such: There is a danger that such trite ascription will harm this person's career rather than make a place for her in the pantheon.
  • propositional: The road to hell: intentions & propositional attitude ascription.
  • ontological: This is the only requirement that we impose to allow interoperation of agents as far as ontological ascription is concerned.

Noun used with modifier

  • belief: New York: Academic Press McKay, T. ( 1981 ) On proper names in belief ascriptions.
  • identity: Similarly, identity ascriptions by certain actors are more likely to gain acceptance by others when expressed in such terms.
  • attitude: The road to hell: intentions & propositional attitude ascription.

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