"Adjectival" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... (July 1992), growth rate 1.2% (1992) Nationality: no noun or adjectival forms Ethnic divisions: primarily Italians but also Swiss and other nationalities Religions: Roman Catholic Languages: Italian, Latin, and various other languages Literacy: 100% (male NA%, female NA%) Labor force: high dignitaries, priests, nuns, ...
— The 1992 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... itself. II. When the definition of the thing has been given, there must be no room for doubt as to whether the thing exists or not. III. It must contain, as far as the mind is concerned, no substantives which could be put into an adjectival form; in other words, the object defined must not be explained through abstractions. IV. Lastly, though this is not absolutely necessary, it should be possible to deduce from the definition all the properties of the ...
— On the Improvement of the Understanding • Baruch Spinoza [Benedict de Spinoza] |
