major premise

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Definitions of major premise words

noun major premise Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”. 1
noun major premise deductive reasoning. 1
noun major premise an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument. 1
noun major premise the premise of a syllogism containing the predicate of its conclusion 0
noun major premise the premise (in a syllogism) that contains the major term 0
noun major premise (logic) In a categorical syllogism, the premise whose terms are the syllogism's major term and middle term. 0

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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