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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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