proposition

[ prop-uh-zish-uh n ]

/ ˌprɒp əˈzɪʃ ən /

noun

the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.

a plan or scheme proposed.

an offer of terms for a transaction, as in business.

a thing, matter, or person considered as something to be dealt with or encountered: Keeping diplomatic channels open is a serious proposition.

anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration.

Rhetoric. a statement of the subject of an argument or a discourse, or of the course of action or essential idea to be advocated.

Logic. a statement in which something is affirmed or denied, so that it can therefore be significantly characterized as either true or false.

Mathematics. a formal statement of either a truth to be demonstrated or an operation to be performed; a theorem or a problem.

a proposal of usually illicit sexual relations.

verb (used with object)

to propose sexual relations to.

to propose a plan, deal, etc., to.

Words nearby proposition

proportionate, proportioned, proportionment, proposal, propose, proposition, propositional attitude, propositional calculus, propositional function, propositus, propound

Origin of proposition

1300–50; Middle English proposicio(u)n < Latin prōpositiōn- (stem of prōpositiō) a setting forth. See propositus, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR proposition

2 See proposal.

OTHER WORDS FROM proposition

prop·o·si·tion·al, adjectiveprop·o·si·tion·al·ly, adverbun·der·prop·o·si·tion, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH proposition

preposition proposition (see usage note at preposition¹)

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Examples from the Web for propositional

Only propositions can be "true," and only propositional functions can be "true under all circumstances."
Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays|Bertrand Russell
The “Doctrine” is not usually an abstract theological dogma: it is simply the theme of the discourse stated in propositional form.
Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards|Jonathan Edwards
A propositional function (that is to say a definition) does not always determine a class.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar
Call it a propositional function; and, if φx be a propositional function, the undetermined variable x is the argument.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7|Various

For the text is rather a vague symbolical expression of a propositional function which is asserted to be true at all instants.
The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll|Various

British Dictionary definitions for propositional

proposition

/ (ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃən) /

noun

a proposal or topic presented for consideration

philosophy

the content of a sentence that affirms or denies something and is capable of being true or false
the meaning of such a sentence: I am warm always expresses the same proposition whoever the speaker isCompare statement (def. 8)

maths a statement or theorem, usually containing its proof

informal a person or matter to be dealt withhe's a difficult proposition

an invitation to engage in sexual intercourse

verb

(tr) to propose a plan, deal, etc, to, esp to engage in sexual intercourse

Derived forms of proposition

propositional, adjectivepropositionally, adverb

Word Origin for proposition

C14 proposicioun, from Latin prōpositiō a setting forth; see propose

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proposition

noun

verb (used with object)

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Origin of proposition

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British Dictionary definitions for propositional

noun

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