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Minor premise   /mˈaɪnər prˈɛmɪs/   Listen
Minor premise

noun
1.
The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion).  Synonyms: minor premiss, subsumption.





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"Minor premise" Quotes from Famous Books



... art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding. The basic of logic is the syllogism, consisting of a major and a minor premise ...
— The Devil's Dictionary • Ambrose Bierce


Words linked to "Minor premise" :   subsumption, syllogism, premise, assumption, middle term, minor term, premiss, minor premiss


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