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Ampliative

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Am´pli`a`tive
a.1.(Logic) Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received.
"All bodies possess power of attraction" is an ampliative judgment; because we can think of bodies without thinking of attraction as one of their immediate primary attributes.
- Abp. W. Thomson.
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