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argument instance

argument instance noun: the argument resulting when the blanks of an argument form are filled in with specific terms or statements.

Noun

argument instance (plural argument instances)

  1. The argument resulting when the blanks of an argument form are filled in with specific terms or statements.
    • An argument instance is obtained by uniformly substituting specific statements or terms for the variables in an argument form.1978, Irving M. Copi, Introduction to Logic, 5th edition, Macmillan, page 52

Antonyms of argument instance

Forms of argument instance

pluralargument instances

Questions about argument instance

What does argument instance mean?
Argument instance means the argument resulting when the blanks of an argument form are filled in with specific terms or statements.
What part of speech is argument instance?
Argument instance is a noun.
What is the plural of argument instance?
The plural of argument instance is argument instances.

Words near argument instance in the dictionary

  1. argument forms
  2. argument from design
  3. argument from ignorance
  4. argument from illusion
  5. argument from silence
  6. argument instance
  7. argument instances
  8. argument mining
  9. argument of periapsis
  10. argument to the purse
  11. argument-form

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