middle term

mid·dle term

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mid-l turm]
- /ˈmɪd l tɜrm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mid-l turm]
- /ˈmɪd l tɜrm/

Definitions of middle term words

noun middle term 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 middle term deductive reasoning. 1
noun middle term an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument. 1
noun middle term the term that appears in both the major and minor premises of a syllogism, but not in the conclusion 0
noun middle term the term appearing in both premises of a syllogism but not in the conclusion 0

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Origin of middle term

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605

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Parts of speech for Middle term

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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middle term popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

middle term usage trend in Literature

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