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Proposition

Proposition, a single logical sentence.

inference

of inferring ;specif : the act of passing from one proposition, statement, or judgment considered as true to another whose truth

Lemma

A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of

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Propositional

Pertaining to or in the nature of a proposition considered as a proposition as a propositional sense

Converse

logic), the transposition of the subject and predicate in a proposition. The proposition 'X is Y,' converted, becomes 'Y is X.'

Error apparent on the face of the record

Court can interfere if the award is based upon a proposition of law which is unsound in law. The erroneous proposition

Ruling

'legal rule'. The term rule ordinarily refers to a legal proposition of general application. A ruling may have force as precedent,

Subject

Subject (logic), that concerning which the affirmation in a proposition is made; the first word in a proposition, Mill's Logic.

Predesignate

A term used by Sir William Hamilton to define propositions having their quantity indicated by a verbal sign as all

Syllogism

three, and no more than three, pro-positions-namely, the conclusion, or proposition to be proved, and two other propositions which together prove

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