premise
Noun
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is a type of: posit, postulate - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoningsubtypes:
- major premise, major premiss - the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
- minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption - the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
- thesis - an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
- condition, precondition, stipulation - an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
- scenario - a postulated sequence of possible events
same as: assumption, premiss
Verb
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subtypes:
- preamble - make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document
- prologise, prologize, prologuize - write or speak a prologue
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is a type of: presuppose, suppose - take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehandsame as: premiss
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