middle term

British  

noun

1. Also called: mean, middle. logic the term that appears in both the major and minor premises of a syllogism, but not in the conclusion

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middle term

The reality differs from the expectations, especially in the short- and middle term.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

But stagnant employment has become a drag on the economy for at least the middle term.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

When the middle term is negative and the last term is positive, the signs in the binomials must both be negative.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

The coefficient of the middle term is negative, so we use the negative factors.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

When you deny the existence of any object on the ground of its not being perceived, you yourself admit an inference of which non-perception is the middle term.

From The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Madhava Acharya