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mi·nor pre·miss
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Princeton's WordNet
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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minor premiss
A minor premise is a statement in a logical argument or syllogism that relates the major premise to the conclusion. It is often the second statement in a traditional three-part logical argument and focuses more specifically on the smaller or more particular element or category being considered. For example, in the argument "All dogs are mammals. Rex is a dog. Therefore, Rex is a mammal," the minor premise is "Rex is a dog."
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of minor premiss in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of minor premiss in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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