quaesitum

noun

quae·​si·​tum

kwēˈsītəm

plural quaesita

-tə

1

: something sought for : end, objective

our intuition that one of the ideas … is, at last, our quaesitum

—William James

2

: the true or actual value of a quantity as distinguished from one determined by empirical procedures (as of measurement) compare error sense 5a

Word History

Etymology

Latin, neuter of quaesitus, past participle of quaerere to seek, ask

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