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categorical propositions

categorical propositions is the plural of categorical proposition.

Meaning of categorical proposition

Noun

categorical proposition (plural categorical propositions)

  1. A proposition that asserts or denies that members of one category (the subject term) belong to another (the predicate term). There are four types: "all S are P", "all S are not P", "some S are P", and "some S are not P".

Questions about categorical propositions

What is categorical propositions the plural of?
Categorical propositions is the plural of categorical proposition.

Words near categorical propositions in the dictionary

  1. categorical imperative
  2. categorical imperatives
  3. categorical product
  4. categorical products
  5. categorical proposition
  6. categorical propositions
  7. categorical variable
  8. categorical variables
  9. categorically
  10. categoricalness
  11. categoricals

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