particular affirmative

American  

noun

Logic.

1. a proposition of the form “Some S is P.” I

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Example Sentences

Each figure is divided into modes, according to what are called the quantity and quality of the propositions, that is, according as they are universal or particular, affirmative or negative.

From A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2) by Mill, John Stuart

Then, taking any particular affirmative, such as Some metaphysicians are obscure, and writing x for 'metaphysicians,' and y for 'obscure,' we may express it thus: I. xy = v.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth

And the universal negative "nobody calls on her" is well met by the particular affirmative "I called yesterday."

From A Tangled Tale by Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett)

The letters I, E and O are used respectively for the particular affirmative ``some x is y,'' the universal negative ``no x is y,'' and the particular negative ``some x is not y.''

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The word nothing is a general negative, and reputation is a particular affirmative.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold