disjunctive syllogism

English

Noun

disjunctive syllogism (plural disjunctive syllogisms)

1. (logic) A logical argument of the form that if there are only two possibilities, and one of them is ruled out, then the other must take place. In symbols: $P\vee Q,\neg P\vdash Q$

Translations

a form of logical argument

• Catalan: sil·logisme disjuntiu m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 选言三段论 (xuǎnyán sānduànlùn)

• French: syllogisme disjonctif m
• German: disjunktiver Syllogismus m
• Italian: sillogismo disgiuntivo m
• Japanese: 選言三段論法 (sengen sandan ronpō)
• Korean: 선언적 삼단 논법 (seoneonjeok samdan nonbeop)
• Serbo-Croatian: дисјункциони силогизам m, disjunkcioni silogizam m
• Spanish: silogismo disyuntivo m