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Princeton's WordNet

  1. quiddity, haecceitynoun

    the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

Wiktionary

  1. haecceitynoun

    The essence of a particular thing; those qualities that define it and make it unique.

  2. Etymology: From Medieval haecceitas, thisness, coined by Duns Scotus.

Wikipedia

  1. Haecceity

    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: the irreducible determination of a thing that makes it this particular thing. Haecceity is a person's or object's thisness, the individualising difference between the concept "a man" and the concept "Socrates" (i.e., a specific person). In modern philosophy of physics, it is sometimes referred to as primitive thisness.

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  1. haecceity

    Haecceity is a philosophical concept that refers to the distinctive or unique characteristics of a person or object that makes them different from others; it is often described as the "thisness" of a thing. It is a term used in metaphysics to denote individuality and uniqueness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Haecceity

    literally, this-ness. A scholastic term to express individuality or singleness; as, this book

  2. Etymology: [L. hcce this.]

Wikidata

  1. Haecceity

    Haecceity is a term from medieval philosophy first coined by Duns Scotus which denotes the discrete qualities, properties or characteristics of a thing which make it a particular thing. Haecceity is a person or object's "thisness", the individualising difference between the concept 'a man' and the concept 'Socrates'. Charles Sanders Peirce later used the term as a non-descriptive reference to an individual.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of haecceity in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of haecceity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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