syllogism
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[edit] Etymology
From Old French silogisme (“syllogism”), from Latin syllogismus, from Ancient Greek συλλογισμός (syllogismos, “inference, conclusion”).
[edit] Noun
syllogism (plural syllogisms)
- (logic) An inference in which one proposition (the conclusion) follows necessarily from two other propositions, known as the premises.
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- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
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inference from premises
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[edit] Swedish
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syllogism c.
[edit] Declension
Declension of syllogism
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | syllogism | syllogismen | syllogismer | syllogismerna |
| genitive | syllogisms | syllogismens | syllogismers | syllogismernas |