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organon

[awr-guh-non]
noun, plural or·ga·na [awr-guh-nuh] /ˈɔr gə nə/, or·ga·nons.
  1. an instrument of thought or knowledge.
  2. Philosophy. a system of rules or principles of demonstration or investigation.
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Origin of organon

1580–90; < Greek órganon; see organ
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Examples from the Web for organon

Historical Examples

  • No man can invent an organon for writing tragedies and epic poems.

    Pioneers of Science

    Oliver Lodge

  • This it was which won recognition for an organon other than the mathematical.

    Cambridge

    Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker

  • He describes special logic as the organon of this or that science.

  • Logic is the doctrine of the organon of science, and when applied is the organon of science.

  • Rhetoric was the organon of Roman education, and declamation was the aim of rhetoric.

British Dictionary definitions for organon

organon

organum

noun plural organa (ˈɔːɡənə), -nons, -na or -nums Epistemology
  1. a system of logical or scientific rules, esp that of Aristotle
  2. archaic a sense organ, regarded as an instrument for acquiring knowledge
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Word Origin

C16: from Greek: implement; see organ
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organon in Medicine

organon

(ôr′gə-nŏn′)
n. pl. or•ga•nons
  1. An organ.
  2. A set of principles for use in scientific investigation.
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