Something that needs to be explained; a specific thing or phenomenon requiring clarification.
From Latin explicandum (something to be explained), gerundive form of explicare (to unfold/explain), with singular -um ending.
In formal logic and philosophy, your explicandum is what you're trying to explain—it's the mystery, and your explicans is the explanation you provide. It's learned Latin for 'the thing to explain!'
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