sorites
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
Origin of sorites
1Other words from sorites
- so·rit·i·cal [saw-rit-i-kuhl, soh-], /sɔˈrɪt ɪ kəl, soʊ-/, so·rit·ic, adjective
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How to use sorites in a sentence
Now the rest is concluded by a sorites of foure degrees: As yr, is unto yi: so by the 12.
The Way To Geometry | Peter RamusAmong these logical puzzles are the following: sorites, the heap trick.
The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4 | Lucian of SamosataTwo modes of abbreviating a Polysyllogism, are usually discussed, the Epicheirema and the sorites.
Logic | Carveth ReadCertainly the sorites-like form of statement in the scheme of causation had charms for Oriental thinkers.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity | Sir Monier Monier-WilliamsThe sorites uses several middle terms by which the predicate of the last proposition is connected with the first subject.
A Logic Of Facts | George Jacob Holyoake
British Dictionary definitions for sorites
/ (sɒˈraɪtiːz) /
logic
a polysyllogism in which the premises are arranged so that intermediate conclusions are omitted, being understood, and only the final conclusion is stated
a paradox of the form: these few grains of sand do not constitute a heap, and the addition of a single grain never makes what is not yet a heap into a heap: so no matter how many single grains one adds it never becomes a heap
Origin of sorites
1Derived forms of sorites
- soritical (sɒˈrɪtɪkəl) or soritic, adjective
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