NOUN | communication | major premise, major premiss | the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) |
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Meaning | The premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion). | |
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Synonym | major premiss | |
Part of | syllogism | deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises |
Parts | major term | The term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion |
middle term | The term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion | |
Broader | premise, premiss, assumption | A statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn |
Spanish | premisa | |
Catalan | premissa |
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