hypothetical syllogism
noun
1
: a syllogism consisting wholly of hypothetical propositions
called also pure hypothetical syllogism
2
: a syllogism consisting partly of hypothetical propositions
called also mixed hypothetical syllogism
compare modus ponens, modus tollens
Word History
Etymology
translation of Late Latin hypotheticus syllogismus
- protended
- protending
- protends
- protension
- protensions
- protensities
- protensity
- protensive
- protensively
- proteo-
- proteocephalid
- Proteocephalidae
- proteocephaloid
- Proteocephalus
- proteogenous
- proteoglycan
- proteoglycans
- proteolyses
- proteolysis
- proteolytic
- proteolytically
- proteome
- proteomic
- proteomics
- Proteomyxa