sorites

sor·i·tes

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [saw-rahy-teez, soh-]
- /sɔˈraɪ tiz, soʊ-/
- /səʊ.ˈraɪ.tiːz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [saw-rahy-teez, soh-]
- /sɔˈraɪ tiz, soʊ-/

Definitions of sorites word

noun sorites a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next. 1
noun sorites a polysyllogism in which the premises are arranged so that intermediate conclusions are omitted, being understood, and only the final conclusion is stated 0
noun sorites a paradox of the form 0
noun sorites a series of premises followed by a conclusion, arranged so that the predicate of the first premise is the subject of the next, and so forth, the conclusion uniting the subject of the first with the predicate of the last in an elliptical series of syllogisms 0

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Origin of sorites

First appearance:

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

1545-55; < Latin sōrītēs < Greek sōreítēs literally, heaped, piled up, derivative of sōrós a heap

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Parts of speech for Sorites

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sorites popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% 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.

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