middle term

British

noun

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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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

Check the middle term to see if it is equivalent to , or , and it is.

From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020

Since 15 is positive and the coefficient of the middle term is negative, we use the negative facotrs.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

If the middle term of is equal to the fourth term of find the value of x.

From A Review of Algebra by Rivenburg, Romeyn Henry

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