major premise

n. The premise in a syllogism containing the major term, which will form the predicate of the conclusion.

major premise

n (Logic) logic the premise of a syllogism containing the predicate of its conclusion

ma′jor prem′ise

n. the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term. [1855–60]

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major premise - the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)major premisssyllogism - deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premisesassumption, premise, premiss - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"major term - the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusionmiddle term - the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion

major premise

major premise

major premise

ma′jor prem′ise

major premise

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noun the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)

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