Universal+proposition

  • 61superordinate — 1. adjective a) Greater in degree, rank or position b) The relation of a universal proposition to a specific proposition of the same form with the universal quantified variable replaced by a specific instance. Ant: subordinate, hyponymic 2. noun …

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  • 62subaltern — /ˈsʌbəltən/ (say subuhltuhn) adjective 1. having an inferior or subordinate position or rank; subordinate. 2. Military of or relating to a commissioned officer below the rank of captain. 3. Logic denoting the relation of one proposition to… …

  • 63LEVI BEN GERSHOM — (1288–1344; acronym: RaLBaG; also called Maestre Leo de Bagnols; Magister Leo Hebraeus; Gersonides), mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and biblical commentator, born probably at Bagnols sur Cèze (Languedoc – now département du Gard, France) …

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  • 64Analogy — is both the cognitive process of transferring information from a particular subject (the analogue or source) to another particular subject (the target), and a linguistic expression corresponding to such a process. In a narrower sense, analogy is… …

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  • 65superaltern — /sooh peuhr awl teuhrn/, n. Logic. a universal proposition that is the basis for the immediate inference of a corresponding particular proposition. [1920 25; SUPER + (SUB)ALTERN] * * * …

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  • 66superordinate — adj., n. /sooh peuhr awr dn it/; v. /sooh peuhr awr dn ayt /, adj., n., v., superordinated, superordinating. adj. 1. of higher degree in condition or rank. 2. Logic. (of a universal proposition) related to a particular proposition of the same… …

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  • 67superordination — /sooh peuhr awr dn ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Logic. the relation between a universal proposition and a particular proposition of the same quality containing the same terms in the same order. 2. Eccles. the ordination by an official of his or her… …

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  • 68subaltern — sub•al•tern [[t]sʌbˈɔl tərn[/t]] or, esp. for 3,6, [[t]ˈsʌb əlˌtɜrn[/t]] n. 1) a person who has a subordinate position 2) mil a commissioned officer in the British army below the rank of captain 3) pho logic a particular proposition inferred from …

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  • 69superaltern — su•per•al•tern [[t]ˌsu pərˈɔl tərn[/t]] n. logic pho a universal proposition from which a corresponding particular proposition is inferred • Etymology: 1920–25; super + (sub) altern …

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  • 70subaltern — [səb ôl′tərn; ] chiefly Brit [ sub′əl tərn] adj. [Fr subalterne < LL subalternus < L sub ,SUB + alternus,ALTERNATE] 1. subordinate; of lower rank 2. Brit. holding an army commission below that of captain 3. in traditional logic, particular …

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