syllogism
English
Etymology
From Old French silogisme (“syllogism”), from Latin syllogismus, from Ancient Greek συλλογισμός (sullogismós, “inference, conclusion”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪlədʒɪz(ə)m/
Noun
syllogism (plural syllogisms)
| Examples (argument supported by two premises) |
|---|
|
All humans are mortal. Socrates is a human. Therefore Socrates is mortal. |
- (logic) An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other contains the term that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term that is excluded from the conclusion.
- (obsolete) A trick, artifice; an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument; a sophism.
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:syllogism.
Meronyms
- (inference): major premise, minor premise
Related terms
Translations
inference from premises
|
|
Swedish
Declension
| Declension of syllogism | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | syllogism | syllogismen | syllogismer | syllogismerna |
| Genitive | syllogisms | syllogismens | syllogismers | syllogismernas |
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.