Definition of Proleptics. Meaning of Proleptics. Synonyms of Proleptics

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Proleptics. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Proleptics and, of course, Proleptics synonyms and on the right images related to the word Proleptics.

Definition of Proleptics

Proleptics
Proleptics Pro*lep"tics, n. (Med.) The art and science of predicting in medicine. --Laycock.
Proleptic
Proleptic Pro*lep"tic, Proleptical Pro*lep"tic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. proleptique.] 1. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. ``A far-seeing or proleptic wisdom.' --De Quincey. 2. Previous; antecedent. --Glanvill. 3. (Med.) Anticipating the usual time; -- applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.

Meaning of Proleptics from wikipedia

- Look up proleptic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Proleptic may refer to: Prolepsis, several meanings related to foreshadowing Proleptic calendar,...
- The proleptic Gregorian calendar is produced by extending the Gregorian calendar backward to the dates preceding its official introduction in 1582. In...
- The proleptic Julian calendar is produced by extending the Julian calendar backwards to dates preceding AD 8 when the quadrennial leap year stabilized...
- A proleptic calendar is a calendar that is applied to dates before its introduction. Examples include: Proleptic Gregorian calendar Proleptic Julian calendar...
- A prosleptic syllogism (/prəˈslɛptɪk/; from Gr**** πρόσληψις proslepsis "taking in addition") is a class of syllogisms that use a prosleptic proposition...
- representations and formats: dates, in the Gregorian calendar (including the proleptic Gregorian calendar); times, based on the 24-hour timekeeping system, with...
- year starting on Thursday in the proleptic Julian calendar. It was also a leap year starting on Sa****ay in the Proleptic Gregorian calendar. At the time...
- before the year 1, unlike the proleptic Gregorian calendar used in the international standard ISO 8601, the traditional proleptic Gregorian calendar (like...
- common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Proleptic Gregorian calendar. This year saw the beginning of the Gregorian calendar...
- mythical creation date that corresponds to August 11, 3114 BCE in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. The Long Count calendar was widely used on monuments...