ALL meanings of middle term
mid·dle term
M m - noun middle term deductive reasoning. 1
- noun middle term an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument. 1
- 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 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