Definitions for minor premise
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1. minor premise, minor premiss, subsumptionnoun

   the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)

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1. minor premisenoun

   In a categorical syllogism, the premise whose terms are the syllogism's minor term and middle term.

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1. minor premise

   A syllogism (Greek: συλλογισμός, syllogismos, 'conclusion, inference') is a kind of logical argument that applies deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two propositions that are asserted or assumed to be true. In its earliest form (defined by Aristotle in his 350 BC book Prior Analytics), a syllogism arises when two true premises (propositions or statements) validly imply a conclusion, or the main point that the argument aims to get across. For example, knowing that all men are mortal (major premise) and that Socrates is a man (minor premise), we may validly conclude that Socrates is mortal. Syllogistic arguments are usually represented in a three-line form: In antiquity, two rival syllogistic theories existed: Aristotelian syllogism and Stoic syllogism. From the Middle Ages onwards, categorical syllogism and syllogism were usually used interchangeably. This article is concerned only with this historical use. The syllogism was at the core of historical deductive reasoning, whereby facts are determined by combining existing statements, in contrast to inductive reasoning in which facts are determined by repeated observations. Within some academic contexts, syllogism has been superseded by first-order predicate logic following the work of Gottlob Frege, in particular his Begriffsschrift (Concept Script; 1879). Syllogism, being a method of valid logical reasoning, will always be useful in most circumstances and for general-audience introductions to logic and clear-thinking.

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1. minor premise

   A minor premise is a statement or proposition in a logical argument or syllogism that comes after the major premise and is more specific. This minor premise, combined with the major premise, leads to a specific conclusion. For instance, if the major premise is "all dogs are animals" and the minor premise is "Fido is a dog," the conclusion would be "Fido is an animal."

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of minor premise in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of minor premise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Minor_Premise
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_Premise
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