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Definition — Part II

Latin

Per ideam adæquatam intelligo ideam quæ quatenus in se sine relatione ad objectum consideratur, omnes veræ ideæ proprietates sive denominationes intrinsecas habet.

Explicatio: Dico intrinsecas ut illam secludam quæ extrinseca est nempe convenientiam ideæ cum suo ideato.

English (Elwes 1883)

By an adequate idea, I mean an idea which, in so far as it is considered in itself, without relation to the object, has all the properties or intrinsic marks of a true idea.

Explanation: I say intrinsic, in order to exclude that mark which is extrinsic, namely, the agreement between the idea and its object (ideatum).

Modern English

By adequate idea I understand an idea that, considered in itself without relation to its object, has all the properties or intrinsic marks of a true idea.

Explanation: I say intrinsic in order to exclude the extrinsic mark, namely, the agreement of the idea with what it is an idea of.

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