Dictionary

modus ponens en · NOUN

Etymology

From Latin modus ponendo ponens (roughly, “mode where affirming affirms”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent. Modus ponens has the form
   • 3. Therefore, Q.
   • 1. If P, then Q.
   • 2. P.

Hypernyms

inference rule

Relateds

modus tollens

Translations (5)

pl modus ponens (a valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent) · is aðskilnaðarregla (a valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent) · cmn 肯定前件 (a valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent) · fa وضع مقدم (a valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent) · is aðskilnaðarháttur (a valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent)