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modus ponendo ponens

modus ponendo ponens noun: a valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent. Modus ponendo ponens has the form.

Noun

modus ponendo ponens (uncountable)

  1. A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent. Modus ponendo ponens has the form
    • 1. If P, then Q.
    • 2. P.
    Synonyms:
    modus ponens

Synonyms of modus ponendo ponens

Origin of modus ponendo ponens

Borrowed from Latin modus ponendo ponens (roughly, “mode where affirming affirms”).

Questions about modus ponendo ponens

What does modus ponendo ponens mean?
Modus ponendo ponens means a valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent. Modus ponendo ponens has the form.
What part of speech is modus ponendo ponens?
Modus ponendo ponens is a noun.

Words near modus ponendo ponens in the dictionary

  1. modus morons
  2. modus operandi
  3. modus operandis
  4. modus operandum
  5. modus operandus
  6. modus ponendo ponens
  7. modus ponendo tollens
  8. modus ponens
  9. modus procedendi
  10. modus tollendo ponens
  11. modus tollendo tollens

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