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minor premise

The premise in a syllogism containing the minor term, which will form the subject of the conclusion.

minor premise

(Philosophy / Logic) Logic the premise of a syllogism containing the subject of its conclusion

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Noun

minor premise - the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)

minor premiss, subsumption

syllogism - deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

assumption, premise, premiss - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"

minor term - the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion

middle term - the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion

Translations

minor premise

n → Untersatz m

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