PremiseWordNet Explorer
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noun
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
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(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
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the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
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the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
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an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
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an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
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a postulated sequence of possible events
verb
take something as preexisting and given
Words in this synset: premiss