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modus tollendo tollens

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

Noun

modus tollendo tollens (uncountable)

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

Origin of modus tollendo tollens

Borrowed from Latin modus tollendō tollēns (roughly, “mode where infirming infirms”).

Questions about modus tollendo tollens

What does modus tollendo tollens mean?
Modus tollendo tollens means a valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is infirmed, thereby entailing the infirmation of the consequent. Modus tollendo tollens has the form.
What part of speech is modus tollendo tollens?
Modus tollendo tollens is a noun.

Words near modus tollendo tollens in the dictionary

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

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