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Bokardo

Bokardo proper noun: a form or mode of syllogism in which the first and third propositions are particular negatives and the second a universal affirmative.

Proper noun

Bokardo

  1. (obsolete) A form or mode of syllogism in which the first and third propositions are particular negatives and the second a universal affirmative.
    • The moods Baroko and Bokardo do not admit of reduction to the first figure, by any fair use of the phrase[…]1847, Augustus De Morgan, Formal logic: or, The Calculus of inference, necessary and probable, page 132
    • Bokardo is converted in a similar manner, only that in this case we substitute the contradictory of the conclusion for the major premiss[…]1870, H. Coleman, Notes on logic, page 81

Forms of Bokardo

alternative formBocardo

Origin of Bokardo

From a mediaeval mnemonic chant.

Questions about Bokardo

What does Bokardo mean?
Bokardo means a form or mode of syllogism in which the first and third propositions are particular negatives and the second a universal affirmative.
What part of speech is Bokardo?
Bokardo is a proper noun.

Words near Bokardo in the dictionary

  1. bok-bok
  2. boka
  3. bokadam
  4. bokadams
  5. Bokaiyfushi
  6. Bokardo
  7. Bokaro
  8. bokas
  9. bokashi
  10. bokbook
  11. bokbooks

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