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Terms vs Forgottenness - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between terms and forgottenness

is that terms is while forgottenness is (philosophy) the quality or state of being forgotten.

terms

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Noun

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    forgottenness

    English

    Noun

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  • (philosophy) The quality or state of being forgotten
  • *{{quote-book, 1938, Parvis Evad & Kenneth Maly, by=Martin Heidegger, Contributions to Philosophy: From Enowning, chapter=Echo citation
    • , passage=Abandonment of being is the ground of the forgottenness of being. }}

    Usage notes

    *This term is chiefly used in Heideggerian writings, where it serves to translate the German , otherwise translatable as "oblivion".

    Related terms

    *forgetfulness