inhabited
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
having people or animals living in a place.
occupied by inhabitants; having residents or a population.
Simple“The island is no longer inhabited because the volcano is dangerous.”
In context“Archaeologists discovered evidence of a previously unknown civilization that inhabited the valley for several centuries before the climate shifted.”
- 02 C2 Proficiency
containing at least one item or element.
containing at least one element; specifically used in constructive mathematics to denote a set for which an element can be constructed.
Simple“In this logic system, we must prove the set is inhabited before we can use it.”
In context“The proof requires demonstrating that the type is inhabited, thereby ensuring that the corresponding proposition is true within the constructive framework.”
UsageIn formal logic, this is often contrasted with 'non-empty' to emphasize the constructive existence of an element.
Synonymsnon emptyAntonyms
“In fact, only around 12.7 percent of land in Spain is inhabited.”
“The Chengjiang fossils preserve evidence of more than 200 types of animals that inhabited the oceans over 500 million years ago.”