NOUN | communication | proposition | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false |
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communication | proposition, suggestion, proffer | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection | |
communication | proposition | an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual / sexual favors) | |
communication | proposition, proposal | the act of making a proposal | |
act | proposition | a task to be dealt with | |
VERB | communication | proposition | suggest sex to |
Sounds | praa.pahzih'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false. | |
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Category | logic | The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference |
Parts | term | One of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition |
Narrower | axiom | (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof |
conclusion, ratiocination | The proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) | |
converse | A proposition obtained by conversion | |
lemma | A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition | |
negation | (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false | |
particular, particular proposition | (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class | |
postulate, posit | (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning | |
theorem | A proposition deducible from basic postulates | |
universal, universal proposition | (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class | |
Broader | statement | A message that is stated or declared |
Spanish | proposición | |
Catalan | proposició |
Meaning | A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection. | |
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Synonyms | suggestion, proffer | |
Narrower | hint, intimation, breath | An indirect suggestion |
overture, advance, approach, feeler | A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others | |
touch, trace, ghost | A suggestion of some quality | |
Broader | proposal | Something proposed (such as a plan or assumption / assumption) |
Spanish | ofrecimiento, proposición, propuesta, sugerencia | |
Catalan | proposició, proposta, suggeriment | |
Verbs | propose | present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc. |
Meaning | An offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual / sexual favors). | |
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Broader | offer, offering | Something offered (as a proposal or bid) |
Spanish | oferta, proposición, propuesta | |
Verbs | proposition | suggest sex to |
Meaning | The act of making a proposal. | |
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Synonym | proposal | |
Narrower | presentation | The act of presenting a proposal |
Broader | speech act | The use of language to perform some act |
Spanish | proposición | |
Catalan | proposició | |
Verbs | propose | make a proposal, declare a plan for something |
Meaning | A task to be dealt with. | |
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Example | "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition" | |
Broader | undertaking, project, task, labor | Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted |
Meaning | Suggest sex to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party" | |
Broader | propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something |
Spanish | insinuarse, tirar los tejos | |
Catalan | insinuar-se | |
Nouns | proposition | an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual / sexual favors) |
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