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modus tollendo ponens

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

Noun

modus tollendo ponens (uncountable)

  1. A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is negated, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent. Modus tollendo ponens has the form
    • 1. Either P or Q.
    • 2. non-P.

modus tollendo ponens meaning in Tagalog

modus tollendo ponens in Tagalog

Translations
tanggihing-sayuning panagano

Synonyms of modus tollendo ponens

Origin of modus tollendo ponens

Borrowed from Latin modus tollendō pōnēns (roughly, “mode where negating confirms”).

Questions about modus tollendo ponens

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

Words near modus tollendo ponens in the dictionary

  1. modus operandus
  2. modus ponendo ponens
  3. modus ponendo tollens
  4. modus ponens
  5. modus procedendi
  6. modus tollendo ponens
  7. modus tollendo tollens
  8. modus tollens
  9. modus vivendi
  10. mody
  11. Modys

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