Peircean

adjective

Peirc·​e·​an ˈpərsēən also ˈpirs- 

: of, relating to, or resembling Charles Sanders Peirce or his philosophical teachings (as pragmatism, metaphysical realism) compare firstness, secondness, thirdness

Word History

Etymology

Charles S. Peirce †1914 American physicist, mathematician, and logician + English -an

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