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syllogism meaning
EN
[ˈsɪlədʒɪz(ə)m]
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Syllogism
A syllogism (Greek: συλλογισμός syllogismos, "conclusion,
In its earliest form, defined by Aristotle,
All men are mortal
Socrates is a man
Therefore, Socrates is mortal
syllogism
Noun
PL
syllogisms
SUF
-ism
(
logic
) An
inference
in which one
proposition
(the
conclusion
)
follows
necessarily
from
two
other
propositions
,
known
as the
premises
.
(
obsolete
) A
trick
,
artifice
.
More Examples
Used in the Middle of Sentence
The hypothetical
syllogism
inference rule states the transitivity of implication.
Meaning of
syllogism
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "syllogism" is a
noun
, more specifically, a
countable noun
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Nouns
Countable nouns
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