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categorical proposition

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
cat-e-gor-i-cal propo-si-tion
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proposition that asserts or denies that members of one category (the subject term) belong to another (the predicate term). There are four types: "all S are P", "all S are not P", "some S are P", and "some S are not P".

Inflected Forms

categorical propositions (plural)

Questions

What does categorical proposition mean?
A proposition that asserts or denies that members of one category (the subject term) belong to another (the predicate term). There are four types: "all S are P", "all S are not P", "some S are P", and "some S are not P".

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