(3) Kinds of terms. Singular terms. General terms. (a) Collective terms. (b) Distributive terms. Concrete and abstract terms. Connotative and non-connotative terms. Positive and negative terms. Contradictory and opposite terms. Privative and nego-positive terms. Absolute and relative terms. =14. SUMMARY.= A logical term is a word or group of words denoting a definite notion. A singular term is a term which denotes one object or one attribute. A general term is a term which denotes an indefinite number of objects or attributes. General terms are collective or distributive. A collective term is a general term which indicates an indefinite number of objects considered as _one whole_. A distributive term is a general term which indicates an indefinite number of objects as a whole and also may be used to refer to each one of the group separately. A concrete term is a term which denotes a thing. An abstract term is a term which denotes the attribute of a thing. A connotative term is one which denotes a subject and at the same time implies an attribute. A non-connotative term is one which denotes a subject only or implies an attribute only. A positive term is one which signifies the possession of certain attributes. A negative term is one which signifies the absence of certain attributes. In theory every positive term has its negative. As related to each other positive and negative terms are said to be contradictory. If one denotes a true notion then the other denotes a false notion. Some terms oppose each other but do not flatly contradict. As related to each other such terms are said to be opposite. A privative term is one which is positive in form but negative in meaning. A nego-positive term is one which is negative in form but positive in meaning. An absolute term is one whose meaning becomes intelligible without reference to other terms. A relative term is one which derives its meaning from its relation to some other term. =15. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISES.= (1a) The words in italics are categorematic. (1) “_Honesty_ is the _best policy._” (2) “_A wise teacher_ never _scolds._” (3) “The _woodcock_ has a _long bill_ and _eyes high_ up on the _head._” NOTE――If there is any doubt as to such words as never, on, etc., being syncategorematic, attempt to use them as subject or predicate of a proposition; e. g., John is _never_. (1b) Underscore the categorematic words in the following: (1) “Socrates was the greatest teacher of pagan times.” (2) “Play is nature’s way of teaching a child how to work.” (3) “A man may be what he chooses if he is willing to pay the price.” (2a) In the following, words enclosed in parentheses are logical terms: (1) (“All men) are (mortal.”) (2) (“The law of identity) is (one of the primary laws of thought.”) (3) (“Judging) is (the process of conjoining and disjoining notions.”)