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premise - 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" |
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premiss,
assumption |
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posit,
postulate (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
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major premise,
major premiss the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
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minor premise,
minor premiss,
subsumption the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
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thesis an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
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precondition,
stipulation,
condition a condition that is a prerequisite
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scenario a postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack"
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premise - take something as preexisting and given |
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presuppose,
suppose require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones"
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premise - set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand" |
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exposit,
expound,
set forth state; "set forth one's reasons"
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