major term
Britishnoun
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The first two propositions are the premises, that which contains the major term being known as the major premise, and the other as the minor premise.
From The Making of Arguments by Gardiner, J. H.
Let A be the major term; B the middle.
From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph
The condition and the major term are "equipollent" in their extension.
From The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Acharya, Madhava
Hence there results illicit process of the major term.
From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph
Of the other terms, mortal, which is the more inclusive, is known as the major term, and Socrates, the less inclusive, as the minor term.
From The Making of Arguments by Gardiner, J. H.
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