proposition
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French, from Latin prōpositiō (“a proposing, design, theme, case”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
proposition (countable and uncountable; plural propositions)
- (uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
- (countable) An idea or a plan offered.
- (countable, business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.
- (countable, US, politics) In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
- (countable, logic) The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion.
- (countable, mathematics) An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
- (countable, mathematics) An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
Synonyms [edit]
- (act of offering an idea for consideration): proposal, suggestion
- (idea or plan offered): proposal, suggestion
- (terms offered): proposal
- (content of an assertion): statement
- (proposed statute or constitutional amendment):
Translations [edit]
uncountable: act of offering for consideration
idea or plan offered
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terms of a transaction offered
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in the US: proposed statute or constitutional amendment
the abstract contents of a statement, without reference to its formulation
an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem
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Verb [edit]
proposition (third-person singular simple present propositions, present participle propositioning, simple past and past participle propositioned)
- (transitive) To propose a plan to (someone).
- (transitive) To propose some illicit behaviour to (someone). Often sexual in nature.
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Derived terms [edit]
Finnish [edit]
Noun [edit]
proposition
- Genitive singular form of propositio.
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin prōpositiō (“statement, proposition”), from prōpōnō (“propose”), from pōnō (“place; assume”).
Pronunciation [edit]
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Audio (France) (file) - Homophone: propositions
Noun [edit]
proposition f (plural propositions)
Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin prōpositiō, prōpositiōnem.
Noun [edit]
proposition f (plural propositions)
Derived terms [edit]
- proposition prîncipale (“main clause”)
- proposition s'gondaithe (“subordinate clause”)
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
proposition c
- a proposition, a government bill[1] (draft of a law, proposed by the government)
Declension [edit]
Declension of proposition
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | proposition | propositionen | propositioner | propositionerna |
| genitive | propositions | propositionens | propositioners | propositionernas |
Usage notes [edit]
- bills introduced by members of parliament are called motion
Related terms [edit]
- budgetproposition
- forskningsproposition
- försvarsproposition
- kompletteringsproposition
- kulturproposition
- propositionell
- statsverksproposition
References [edit]
- ^ Government terms, Government Offices of Sweden
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