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Definition of proposition
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Proposition
(n.) That which is
offered
or
affirmed
as the
subject
of the
discourse;
anything
stated
or
affirmed
for
discussion
or
illustration.
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Antecedent
::
Antecedent
(n.) The first or
conditional
part of a
hypothetical
proposition;
as, If the earth is
fixed,
the sun must
move..
Sentence
::
Sentence
(n.) A
combination
of words which is
complete
as
expressing
a
thought,
and in
writing
is
marked
at the close by a
period,
or full
point.
See
Proposition,
4..
Affirmative
::
Affirmative
(a.)
Expressing
the
agreement
of the two terms of a
proposition.
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..
Vague
::
Vague (v. i.)
Unsettled;
unfixed;
undetermined;
indefinite;
ambiguous;
as, a vague idea; a vague
proposition..
Put
::
Put (v. t.) To set
before
one for
judgment,
acceptance,
or
rejection;
to bring to the
attention;
to
offer;
to
state;
to
express;
figuratively,
to
assume;
to
suppose;
--
formerly
sometimes
followed
by that
introducing
a
proposition;
as, to put a
question;
to put a
case..
Bocardo
::
Bocardo
(n.) A form of
syllogism
of which the first and third
propositions
are
particular
negatives,
and the
middle
term a
universal
affirmative..
Thesis
::
Thesis
(n.) A
position
or
proposition
which a
person
advances
and
offers
to
maintain,
or which is
actually
maintained
by
argument..
Inceptive
::
Inceptive
(a.)
Beginning;
expressing
or
indicating
beginning;
as, an
inceptive
proposition;
an
inceptive
verb, which
expresses
the
beginning
of
action;
--
called
also
inchoative..
Assumption
::
Assumption
(n.) The minor or
second
proposition
in a
categorical
syllogism.
Converse
::
Converse
(n.) A
proposition
in
which,
after a
conclusion
from
something
supposed
has been
drawn,
the order is
inverted,
making
the
conclusion
the
supposition
or
premises,
what was first
supposed
becoming
now the
conclusion
or
inference.
Thus, if two sides of a sides of a
triangle
are
equal,
the
angles
opposite
the sides are
equal;
and the
converse
is true, i.e., if these
angles
are
equal,
the two sides are
equal..
Transpose
::
Transpose
(v. t.) To
change
the place or order of; to
substitute
one for the other of; to
exchange,
in
respect
of
position;
as, to
transpose
letters,
words,
or
propositions..
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..
Ultimatum
::
Ultimatum
(n.) A final
proposition,
concession,
or
condition;
especially,
the final
propositions,
conditions,
or
terms,
offered
by
either
of the
parties
in a
diplomatic
negotiation;
the most
favorable
terms a
negotiator
can
offer,
the
rejection
of which
usually
puts an end to the
hesitation..
Position
::
Position
(n.)
Hence:
The
ground
which any one takes in an
argument
or
controversy;
the point of view from which any one
proceeds
to a
discussion;
also, a
principle
laid down as the basis of
reasoning;
a
proposition;
a
thesis;
as, to
define
one's
position;
to
appear
in a false
position..
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..
Contrary
::
Contrary
(a.)
Affirming
the
opposite;
so
opposed
as to
destroy
each
other;
as,
contrary
propositions..
Term
::
Term (n.) The
subject
or the
predicate
of a
proposition;
one of the three
component
parts of a
syllogism,
each one of which is used
twice..
Unity
::
Unity (n.) In
dramatic
composition,
one of the
principles
by which a
uniform
tenor of story and
propriety
of
representation
are
preserved;
conformity
in a
composition
to
these;
in
oratory,
discourse,
etc., the due
subordination
and
reference
of every part to the
development
of the
leading
idea or the
eastablishment
of the main
proposition..
Paradox
::
Paradox
(n.) A tenet or
proposition
contrary
to
received
opinion;
an
assertion
or
sentiment
seemingly
contradictory,
or
opposed
to
common
sense;
that which in
appearance
or terms is
absurd,
but yet may be true in
fact..
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