syllogism
noun
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Sense 1 noun
deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
Types & categories
- deductive reasoning hypernym
Parts & wholes
- ratiocination part meronym
- major premise part meronym
- subsumption part meronym
Related & opposite
- syllogist derivation
- syllogize derivation
- syllogistic derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | syllogist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | syllogize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | syllogistic |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | ratiocination |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | major premise |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | subsumption |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | deductive reasoning |