LessonsThe Unifying Relation: Rational, Estimative and Imaginative LinksQuiz

«أَوْ وَهْمِيٌّ»
Or the link may be estimative.

An estimative jāmiʿ is a relation through which estimation brings two representations together in the compositive faculty without necessarily using the same conceptual route as rational linkage. It may depend on felt contrast, difference, or mutual opposition.

'Estimative' does not simply mean 'false' or 'meaningless.' The term identifies a mode of mental association distinct from strict intellectual correlation.

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The estimative link and apparent association

The Unifying Relation: Rational, Estimative and Imaginative Links

«أَوْ وَهْمِيٌّ»
Or the link may be estimative.

An estimative jāmiʿ is a relation through which estimation brings two representations together in the compositive faculty without necessarily using the same conceptual route as rational linkage. It may depend on felt contrast, difference, or mutual opposition.

'Estimative' does not simply mean 'false' or 'meaningless.' The term identifies a mode of mental association distinct from strict intellectual correlation.