identical proposition
a proposition in which the subject and predicate have the same meaning, as, “That which is mortal is not immortal.”
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How to use identical proposition in a sentence
His protest was against the insinuation which even an identical proposition may carry.
A Young Man's Year | Anthony HopeStated in one of these ways, it is an identical proposition,—true, but utterly barren of consequences.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 2 (of 4) | Thomas Babington MacaulayAn identical proposition is one that says the same thing precisely in subject and predicate.
English Synonyms and Antonyms | James Champlin FernaldIt admits of but one attribution, and that embracing an identical proposition.
Life: Its True Genesis | R. W. WrightIf Every man is fallible, is it an identical proposition that Every man is liable to error?
Logic | Carveth Read
British Dictionary definitions for identical proposition
logic a necessary truth, esp a categorial identity, such as whatever is triangular has three sides
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