syllogism
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From Old French silogisme (“‘syllogism’”), from Latin syllogismus, from Ancient Greek συλλογισμός (syllogismus), “‘inference, conclusion’”).
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syllogism (plural syllogisms)
- (logic) An inference in which one proposition (the conclusion) follows necessarily from two other propositions, known as the premises.
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
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inference from premises
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