noun
- plural of nonexistent; things or beings that do not exist or have no real presence
Usage: formal or philosophical usage; often used in logic and metaphysics to discuss abstract or imaginary entities
Examples
- In philosophy, nonexistents are often discussed in debates about reference and meaning.
- The logician argued that unicorns are nonexistents in the physical world.
- Some theories treat fictional characters as nonexistents rather than abstract objects.
- The distinction between existents and nonexistents is central to ontology.
- Mathematicians sometimes work with nonexistents to explore hypothetical scenarios.