HyperDic: minor_term

English > 1 sense of the expression minor term:
NOUNcommunicationminor termthe term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion
English > minor term: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion.
Part ofconclusion, ratiocinationThe proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
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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