minor term

British  

noun

1. logic the subject of the conclusion of a syllogism, also occurring as the subject or predicate in the minor premise

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Example Sentences

The missing minor term is however supposed to be latent in the transition from the conjunctive to the simple form of proposition.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

“Men” is the middle term, “are mortal” the major term, and “Socrates,” the minor term.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)

In the Fourth Figure, A.A.A. and E.A.E. involve illicit process of the minor term; A.I.I.,

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth

Therefore the minor term is undistributed in the minor premiss, where it is predicate.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

The other premiss, in which the minor term is compared with the middle, is called the Minor Premiss.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph