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modus ponendo tollens

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

Noun

modus ponendo tollens (uncountable)

  1. A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the infirmation of the consequent. Modus ponendo tollens has the form
    • 1. If P, then non-Q.
    • 2. P.

modus ponendo tollens meaning in Tagalog

modus ponendo tollens in Tagalog

Translations
sayuning-tanggihing panagano

Origin of modus ponendo tollens

Borrowed from Latin modus pōnendō tollens (roughly, “mode where affirming infirms”).

Questions about modus ponendo tollens

What does modus ponendo tollens mean?
Modus ponendo tollens means a valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the infirmation of the consequent. Modus ponendo tollens has the form.
What is modus ponendo tollens in Tagalog?
Modus ponendo tollens in Tagalog is sayuning-tanggihing panagano. See Modus ponendo tollens meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is modus ponendo tollens?
Modus ponendo tollens is a noun.

Words near modus ponendo tollens in the dictionary

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