secundum quid

<philosophical terminology> Latin for "according to something" (in contrast with simpliciter). Hence, a common abbreviation for "a dicto simpliciter ad dictum secundum quid" and "a dicto secundum quid ad dictum simpliciter," Latin designations for the informal fallacies of accident and converse accident.

[A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names]

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