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organon

organon noun: a set of principles that are used in science or philosophy.

Noun

organon (plural organons)

  1. A set of principles that are used in science or philosophy.
    • Hence pure reason is that which contains the principles for cognizing something absolutely a priori. An organon of pure reason would be a sum total of those principles.1999, Kant (Guyer and Wood trans.), Critique of Pure Reason, Cambridge University Press.
    Synonyms:
    organum
  2. The name given by Aristotle's followers to his six works on logic.
    • He thought that it might not be so bad with Merlyn, who might be able to make even the old Organon interesting, particularly if he would do some magic.1958, T[erence] H[anbury] White, chapter V, in The Once and Future King, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, book I (The Sword in the Stone)

Proper noun capitalized: Organon

Organon

  1. The standard collection of the works of Aristotelian logic.

organon meaning in Tamil

organon in Tamil

ஆய்வு முறைத்தத்துவம், தந்தனை முறைத்தத்துவ ஆய்வேடு

Synonyms of organon

Forms of organon

pluralorganons

Origin of organon

From Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon). Doublet of organ, organum, and orgue.

From Ancient Greek Ὄργανον (Órganon, “instrument, tool, organ”).

Words formed from organon

Questions about organon

What does organon mean?
Organon means a set of principles that are used in science or philosophy.
What is organon in Tamil?
Organon in Tamil is ஆய்வு முறைத்தத்துவம், தந்தனை முறைத்தத்துவ ஆய்வேடு. See Organon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is organon?
Organon can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of organon?
The plural of organon is organons.

Words near organon in the dictionary

  1. organomineralization
  2. organominerals
  3. organomodified
  4. organomolybdenum
  5. organomontmorillonite
  6. organon
  7. organoneodymium
  8. organoneptunium
  9. organonic
  10. organonickel
  11. organoniobium

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