HyperDic: middle_term

English > 1 sense of the expression middle term:
NOUNcommunicationmiddle termthe term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion
English > middle term: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion.
Part ofmajor premise, major premissThe premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
minor premise, minor premiss, subsumptionThe premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
BroadertermOne of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition

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