minor term

Noun
  1. The term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion (synset 106767527)
    is a type of: term - one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
    is a part of:
    • 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)
    • minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption - the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)

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