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Term: 
Rhema
Quote: 

A rheme is a blank form of proposition, such that when each blank is filled with a proper name, the result is a proposition. The valency of a rheme is the number of proper names that have to be inserted in it to make a complete proposition.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1905 [c.]). The Basis of Pragmaticism. MS [R] 284.
References: 
MS [R] 284:36
Date of Quote: 
1905 [c.]
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