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Definition of proposition
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of proposition is as below...
Proposition
(n.) That which is
proposed;
that which is
offered,
as for
consideration,
acceptance,
or
adoption;
a
proposal;
as, the enemy made
propositions
of
peace;
his
proposition
was not
accepted..
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Colligation
::
Colligation
(n.) That
process
by which a
number
of
isolated
facts are
brought
under one
conception,
or
summed
up in a
general
proposition,
as when
Kepler
discovered
that the
various
observed
positions
of the
planet
Mars were
points
in an
ellipse..
Recede
::
Recede
(v. i.) To
withdraw
a claim or
pretension;
to
desist;
to
relinquish
what had been
proposed
or
asserted;
as, to
recede
from a
demand
or
proposition..
Illative
::
Illative
(a.)
Relating
to,
dependent
on, or
denoting,
illation;
inferential;
conclusive;
as, an
illative
consequence
or
proposition;
an
illative
word, as then,
therefore,
etc..
Faith
::
Faith (n.) The
assent
of the mind to the
statement
or
proposition
of
another,
on the
ground
of the
manifest
truth of what he
utters;
firm and
earnest
belief,
on
probable
evidence
of any kind,
especially
in
regard
to
important
moral
truth..
When
::
When
(adv.)
While;
whereas;
although;
-- used in the
manner
of a
conjunction
to
introduce
a
dependent
adverbial
sentence
or
clause,
having
a
causal,
conditional,
or
adversative
relation
to the
principal
proposition;
as, he chose to turn
highwayman
when he might have
continued
an
honest
man; he
removed
the tree when it was the best in the
grounds..
Self-contradiction
::
Self-contradiction
(n.) The act of
contradicting
one's self or
itself;
repugnancy
in
conceptions
or in
terms;
a
proposition
consisting
of two
members,
one of which
contradicts
the
other;
as, to be and not to be at the same time is a
self-contradiction..
Minor
::
Minor (n.) The minor term, that is, the
subject
of the
conclusion;
also, the minor
premise,
that is, that
premise
which
contains
the minor term; in
hypothetical
syllogisms,
the
categorical
premise.
It is the
second
proposition
of a
regular
syllogism,
as in the
following:
Every act of
injustice
partakes
of
meanness;
to take money from
another
by
gaming
is an act of
injustice;
therefore,
the
taking
of money from
another
by
gaming
partakes
of
meanness..
Modality
::
Modality
(n.) A modal
relation
or
quality;
a mode or point of view under which an
object
presents
itself
to the mind.
According
to Kant, the
quality
of
propositions,
as
assertory,
problematical,
or
apodeictic..
Maxim
::
Maxim (n.) An
established
principle
or
proposition;
a
condensed
proposition
of
important
practical
truth;
an axiom of
practical
wisdom;
an
adage;
a
proverb;
an
aphorism.
Axiom
::
Axiom (a.) A
self-evident
and
necessary
truth,
or a
proposition
whose truth is so
evident
as first sight that no
reasoning
or
demonstration
can make it
plainer;
a
proposition
which it is
necessary
to take for
granted;
as, The whole is
greater
than a part; A thing can not, at the same time, be and not be..
Rest
::
Rest (n.) Those not
included
in a
proposition
or
description;
the
remainder;
others.
Subalternant
::
Subaltern
(n.) A
subaltern
proposition.
Major
::
Major (a.) That
premise
which
contains
the major term. It its the first
proposition
of a
regular
syllogism;
as: No
unholy
person
is
qualified
for
happiness
in
heaven
[the
major].
Every man in his
natural
state is
unholy
[minor].
Therefore,
no man in his
natural
state is
qualified
for
happiness
in
heaven
[conclusion
or
inference]..
Proposition
::
Proposition
(n.) A
statement
of
religious
doctrine;
an
article
of
faith;
creed;
as, the
propositions
of
Wyclif
and
Huss..
Passage
::
Passage
(v. i.) In
parliamentary
proceedings:
(a) The
course
of a
proposition
(bill,
resolution,
etc.)
through
the
several
stages
of
consideration
and
action;
as,
during
its
passage
through
Congress
the bill was
amended
in both
Houses.
(b) The
advancement
of a bill or other
proposition
from one stage to
another
by an
affirmative
vote; esp., the final
affirmative
action
of the body upon a
proposition;
hence,
adoption;
enactment;
as, the
passage
of the bill to its third
reading
was
delayed..
Belief
::
Belief
(n.)
Assent
to a
proposition
or
affirmation,
or the
acceptance
of a fact,
opinion,
or
assertion
as real or true,
without
immediate
personal
knowledge;
reliance
upon word or
testimony;
partial
or full
assurance
without
positive
knowledge
or
absolute
certainty;
persuasion;
conviction;
confidence;
as,
belief
of a
witness;
the
belief
of our
senses..
Proposition
::
Proposition
(n.) That which is
offered
or
affirmed
as the
subject
of the
discourse;
anything
stated
or
affirmed
for
discussion
or
illustration.
Episyllogism
::
Episyllogism
(n.) A
syllogism
which
assumes
as one of its
premises
a
proposition
which was the
conclusion
of a
preceding
syllogism,
called,
in
relation
to this, the
prosyllogism..
Vague
::
Vague (v. i.)
Unsettled;
unfixed;
undetermined;
indefinite;
ambiguous;
as, a vague idea; a vague
proposition..
Lemma
::
Lemma (n.) A
preliminary
or
auxiliary
proposition
demonstrated
or
accepted
for
immediate
use in the
demonstration
of some other
proposition,
as in
mathematics
or
logic..
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