eristic vs object

eristic

noun
  • One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious. 

  • A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest. 

adj
  • Provoking strife, controversy or discord. 

object

noun
  • An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms). 

  • A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed. 

  • An instantiation of a class or structure. 

  • Objective; goal, end or purpose of something. 

  • A thing that has physical existence but is not alive. 

  • The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action. 

verb
  • To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection. 

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