proposition
Noun
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referred to in: logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inferenceis a type of: statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etcsubtypes:
- particular, particular proposition - (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
- universal, universal proposition - (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
- negation - (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
- converse - a proposition obtained by conversion
- lemma - a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
- theorem - a proposition deducible from basic postulates
- conclusion, ratiocination - the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
- posit, postulate - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
- axiom - (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
has: term - one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition -
is a type of: proposal - something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)subtypes:same as: proffer, suggestion
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is a type of: speech act - the use of language to perform some actsubtypes: presentation - the act of presenting a proposalsame as: proposal
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