denotada

Denotada is the feminine singular form of the past participle of the Spanish verb denotar, used as an adjective meaning that something has been denoted or designated. It agrees with feminine nouns, for example, la expresión denotada, la entidad denotada, or la designación denotada. The masculine form is denotado, and the plural forms are denotadas and denotados.

Etymology and related terms: denotar comes from Latin denotare. Related linguistic terms include denotación (denotation) and designación (designation). The phrase denotada is commonly found in technical or formal writing to indicate that a term, sign, or expression has a specific denotation or referent.

Usage in linguistics and philosophy: In semantics and philosophy of language, denotada is used to describe the referent or denotation assigned to a linguistic expression. For example: La palabra "árbol" denota objetos vivos con tronco y ramas; la entidad denotada por ese término es un objeto del reino vegetal. In logic or formal notation, one might refer to the denominated or denoted object as the denotada of a term, though in practice the more common phrasing is “la denotación” or “el referente.”

General usage: Outside technical contexts, denotada appears in descriptive or explanatory prose to indicate that a sign, label, or term has been used to designate a particular thing. It serves to distinguish the explicit designation from associated connotations or implicit meanings.

Overall, denotada functions as a precise, gender-aware marker in Spanish for statements about what a term or sign denotes.