Universal+proposition
11universal — [yo͞o΄nə vʉr′səl] adj. [ME universel < OFr < L universalis < universus: see UNIVERSE] 1. of the universe; present or occurring everywhere or in all things 2. of, for, affecting, or including all or the whole of something specified; not… …
12Universal — U ni*ver sal, n. 1. The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Plato calleth God the cause and original, the nature and reason, of the universal. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. (Logic) (a) A general… …
13universal — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, belonging to, or done etc. by all persons or things in the world or in the class concerned; applicable to all cases (the feeling was universal; met with universal approval). 2 Logic (of a proposition) in which something is… …
14universal — /junəˈvɜsəl / (say yoohnuh versuhl) adjective 1. extending over, including, proceeding from, all or the whole (of something specified or implicit); without exception. 2. applicable to many individuals or single cases; general. 3. affecting,… …
15universal — universalness, n. /yooh neuh verr seuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of all or the whole: universal experience. 2. applicable everywhere or in all cases; general: a universal cure. 3. affecting, concerning, or involving all:… …
16universal — u•ni•ver•sal [[t]ˌyu nəˈvɜr səl[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of all or the whole 2) applicable everywhere or in all cases: a universal cure[/ex] 3) affecting, concerning, or involving all: universal military service[/ex] 4)… …
17universal — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin universalis, from universum universe Date: 14th century 1. including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception; especially available… …
18universal — adjective relating to or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases. ↘Logic denoting a proposition in which something is asserted of all of a class. Contrasted with particular. noun 1》 Logic a… …
19universal conversion — noun : conversion of a proposition in logic into a universal proposition …
20universal negative — noun : a universal proposition that denies something of all members of a class * * * Logic. a proposition of the form No S is P. Symbol: E, e …
