proposition

a proposal; a suggestion of something to be considered, adopted, etc.: a proposition of marriage or sexual relations
Not to be confused with:preposition – a word governing and usually preceding a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element; examples of prepositions are in, on, by, to, from, since, for, of: Where did you come from? What shelf did you put it on? That’s what it’s for.

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P0602700 (prŏp′ə-zĭsh′ən)n.1. A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal.2. A matter to be dealt with; a task: Finding affordable housing can be a difficult proposition.3. An offer of a private bargain, especially a request for sexual relations.4. A subject for discussion or analysis.5. Logic a. A statement that affirms or denies something.b. The meaning expressed in such a statement, as opposed to the way it is expressed.6. Mathematics A theorem.tr.v. prop·o·si·tioned, prop·o·si·tion·ing, prop·o·si·tions To propose a private bargain to, especially to propose sexual relations with.

[Middle English proposicion, from Old French proposition, from Latin prōpositiō, prōpositiōn-, setting out in words, from prōpositus, past participle of prōpōnere, to set forth; see propose.]

prop′o·si′tion·al adj.prop′o·si′tion·al·ly adv.

proposition

(ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃən) n1. a proposal or topic presented for consideration2. (Philosophy) philosophy a. the content of a sentence that affirms or denies something and is capable of being true or falseb. the meaning of such a sentence: I am warm always expresses the same proposition whoever the speaker is. Compare statement⁸3. (Mathematics) maths a statement or theorem, usually containing its proof4. informal a person or matter to be dealt with: he's a difficult proposition. 5. an invitation to engage in sexual intercoursevb (tr) to propose a plan, deal, etc, to, esp to engage in sexual intercourse[C14 proposicioun, from Latin prōpositiō a setting forth; see propose] ˌpropoˈsitional adj ˌpropoˈsitionally adv

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(ˌprɒp əˈzɪʃ ən)

n. 1. the act of proposing. 2. a plan or scheme proposed. 3. an offer of terms for a transaction, as in business. 4. a thing, matter, or person considered as something to be dealt with or encountered: a tough proposition. 5. anything stated for discussion or illustration. 6. Logic. a statement in which something is affirmed or denied, so that it can therefore be significantly characterized as either true or false. 7. Math. a formal statement of either a truth to be demonstrated or an operation to be performed; a theorem or a problem. 8. a proposal of usu. illicit sexual relations. v.t. 9. to propose sexual relations to. 10. to propose a plan, deal, etc., to. prop`o•si′tion•al, adj.

proposition

Past participle: propositioned
Gerund: propositioning

Imperative
proposition
proposition

Present
I proposition
you proposition
he/she/it propositions
we proposition
you proposition
they proposition

Preterite
I propositioned
you propositioned
he/she/it propositioned
we propositioned
you propositioned
they propositioned

Present Continuous
I am propositioning
you are propositioning
he/she/it is propositioning
we are propositioning
you are propositioning
they are propositioning

Present Perfect
I have propositioned
you have propositioned
he/she/it has propositioned
we have propositioned
you have propositioned
they have propositioned

Past Continuous
I was propositioning
you were propositioning
he/she/it was propositioning
we were propositioning
you were propositioning
they were propositioning

Past Perfect
I had propositioned
you had propositioned
he/she/it had propositioned
we had propositioned
you had propositioned
they had propositioned

Future
I will proposition
you will proposition
he/she/it will proposition
we will proposition
you will proposition
they will proposition

Future Perfect
I will have propositioned
you will have propositioned
he/she/it will have propositioned
we will have propositioned
you will have propositioned
they will have propositioned

Future Continuous
I will be propositioning
you will be propositioning
he/she/it will be propositioning
we will be propositioning
you will be propositioning
they will be propositioning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been propositioning
you have been propositioning
he/she/it has been propositioning
we have been propositioning
you have been propositioning
they have been propositioning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been propositioning
you will have been propositioning
he/she/it will have been propositioning
we will have been propositioning
you will have been propositioning
they will have been propositioning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been propositioning
you had been propositioning
he/she/it had been propositioning
we had been propositioning
you had been propositioning
they had been propositioning

Conditional
I would proposition
you would proposition
he/she/it would proposition
we would proposition
you would proposition
they would proposition

Past Conditional
I would have propositioned
you would have propositioned
he/she/it would have propositioned
we would have propositioned
you would have propositioned
they would have propositioned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	proposition - (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or falselogic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inferencestatement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"particular proposition, particular - (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a classuniversal proposition, universal - (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a classnegation - (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is falseconverse - a proposition obtained by conversionlemma - a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another propositionterm - one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"theorem - a proposition deducible from basic postulatesratiocination, conclusion - the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)posit, postulate - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoningaxiom - (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
	2.	proposition - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"proffer, suggestionproposal - something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)hint, intimation, breath - an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"touch, trace, ghost - a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"feeler, overture, advance, approach - a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"
	3.	proposition - an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)offering, offer - something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"
	4.	proposition - the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal"proposalspeech act - the use of language to perform some actpresentation - the act of presenting a proposal
	5.	proposition - a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
Verb	1.	proposition - suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party"propose, suggest, advise - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"

proposition

noun1. task, problem, activity, job, affair, venture, undertaking Designing his own flat was quite a different proposition to designing for clients.2. theory, idea, argument, concept, thesis, hypothesis, theorem, premiss, postulation the proposition that monarchs derived their authority by divine right3. proposal, plan, suggestion, scheme, bid, motion, recommendation I want to make you a business proposition.4. advance, pass (informal), proposal, overture, improper suggestion, come-on (informal) unwanted sexual propositionsverb1. make a pass at, solicit, accost, make an indecent proposal to, make an improper suggestion to He had allegedly tried to proposition Miss Hawes.Quotations
"It is more important that a proposition be interesting than that it be true" [A.N. Whitehead Adventures of Ideas]

proposition

nounSomething that is put forward for consideration:proposal, submission, suggestion.

Translations

事情向 ... 调情建议问题

proposition

(propəˈziʃən) noun1. a proposal or suggestion. 建议2. a thing or situation that must be done or dealt with. a difficult proposition. 事情，问题 verb to propose to someone to have sex together. He was propositioned by a prostitute.向 ... 调情

proposition

1. Philosophya. the content of a sentence that affirms or denies something and is capable of being true or false b. the meaning of such a sentence: I am warm always expresses the same proposition whoever the speaker is 2. Maths a statement or theorem, usually containing its proof

Proposition

a declarative sentence which with its content (sense) is regarded as either true or false. Propositions thus conceived are usually contrasted to interrogative and imperative sentences and in general to any sentence in which an evaluation of truth is impossible. Examples of propositions are “Moscow is the capital,” “Five is less than three and greater than two,” and “All engineers have studied the resistance of materials.” Of these propositions, the first and third are true and the second is false. “Truth” and “falseness” are called truth values of a proposition (or values of its truthfulness). By definition, any proposition has grammatical and logical aspects. The grammatical aspect is expressed by a declarative proposition (simple or complex), and the logical aspect is expressed by its meaning and truth value. Propositions that vary as grammatical sentences (for example, belonging to different languages) can express one and the same meaning. This meaning, common to grammatically differing propositions, is the content or sense of a proposition; the meaning is often called a judgment. However, the terminology relating to propositions is not fixed, and the terms “proposition,” “sentence,” and “judgment” are sometimes used synonymously, or meanings other than those described above are attributed to these terms.

Various methods of using propositions are distinguished in linguistic practice. A proposition is said to be used affirmatively if it is used to affirm the truth of the thought it expresses. Affirmative usage of a proposition is most frequent; people expressing their own thoughts usually claim that they are true. (In logic, in order to distinguish a proposition as a statement which can be either true or false from one which is an affirmation of truth, the special sign ǀ— is applied in certain cases; ǀ— A means affirmation of the proposition A.)

In the case when the truth of a proposition’s content is not affirmed, there is nonaffirmative usage of a proposition (for example, in classroom dictation propositions are used nonaffirmatively). One of the methods of a proposition’s nonaffirmative usage is indirect usage. Its only purpose is transmitting content, rather than affirming that the sense is true. For example, the proposition “The orbits of planets have a circular form” is used thus as part of the proposition “Kepler thought that the orbits of planets have a circular form.” In affirming the latter, we do not at all mean to say that it is true that the orbits of planets have a circular form; we desire to communicate the proposition that Kepler affirmed, and this proposition in itself may be either true or false (in this instance, it is false). Reference to (citation of) propositions should be distinguished from their usage.

In logic propositions are used mainly in the application of logical calculations to any concrete field of objects. Variable propositions and forms (declarative forms) of propositions figure essentially in the formulas of so-called pure logical calculations. A variable proposition is not a proposition in the true sense; it is a variable of the proposition—that is, a variable for which concrete (“constant”) propositions (of a given type) or their names can be substituted. The form of a proposition is an expression containing the variables (possibly, in particular, the variables for the proposition) that become a proposition after the substitution of certain values—from appropriate admissible areas of values—instead of all variables entering into it. For example, the formula x + y > 2 is the form of a proposition: x and y are variables which acquire value from the field of real numbers; if x = 1 and y = 2, this formula becomes the true proposition 1 + 2 > 2.

REFERENCES

Tarski, A. Vvedenie v logiku i metodoligiiu deduktivnykh nauk. Moscow, 1948. (Translated from English.)
Church, A. Vvedenie v matematicheskuiu logiku, vol. 1. Moscow, 1960. (Translated from English.)

B. V. BIRIUKOV

In linguistics, a proposition is a unity of language communication. The segmentation of linguistic material by intonation and content leads to the communication units of speech sometimes called phrases. The segmentation of linguistic material by formal characteristics results in the syntactic units of language frequently called sentences. (Other correlative pairs of terms exist.) The sentence and the phrase are units of the same level (communicative), but they pertain to different aspects of linguistic material. The proposition as a real unit of intercourse is a synthesis of the correlative units of language and speech—sentences and phrases. In modern linguistics there are other interpretations of the concept of “proposition.”

REFERENCES

Vannikov, IU. V. “Vyskazyvanie kak sinteticheskaia edinitsa.” In Voprosy grammatiki i slovoobrazovaniia. Moscow, 1968.
Hausenblas, K. “On the Characterization and Classification of Discourses.” Travaux linguistiques de Prague, 1966, no. 1.

IU. V. VANNIKOV

proposition

[‚präp·ə′zish·ən] (mathematics) Any problem or theorem. A statement that makes an assertion that is either false or true or has been designated as false or true.

proposition

(logic)A statement in propositional logic which may beeither true or false. Each proposition is typicallyrepresented by a letter in a formula such as "p => q",meaning proposition p implies proposition q.

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noun task

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noun theory

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noun proposal

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noun advance

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verb make a pass at

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noun something that is put forward for consideration

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noun (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

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noun a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

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noun an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)

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noun the act of making a proposal

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noun a task to be dealt with

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verb suggest sex to

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