minor premise en · NOUN
Meanings
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The second premise in a categorical syllogism, whose subject is the minor term and whose predicate is the middle term.
The minor premise in John Stuart Mill's famous syllogism is 'Socrates is a man'.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| minor premises | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| minor | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (8)
pl subsumpcja (premise) · io minoro (premise) · tl nakapailalim na palagay (premise) · fr mineure (premise) · id premis minor (premise) · cmn 小前提 (premise) · ro premisă minoră (premise) · fi alipremissi (premise)