universal negative

American  

noun

Logic.

1. a proposition of the form “No S is P.” E, e

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Example Sentences

When the Agnostic speaks of the "possibility" of miracles, he only means that we cannot prove a universal negative.

From Flowers of Freethought (First Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)

I can no more prove a universal negative about them than I can about the existence of life on the moon. 

From Phaethon by Kingsley, Charles

Obviously a Sorites may contain one particular premiss, provided it is the first; and one universal negative premiss, provided it is the last.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William

This universal, negative to begin with, has its seat not elsewhere than in thought.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

And, similarly, writing x for 'angels' and y for 'ugly,' we may express E., the universal negative, thus: E. xy = 0.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth