universal negative

noun

, Logic.

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

Example Sentences

Such is the case also with the Universal Negative proposition.

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

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A single instance to the contrary is enough to break down his universal negative.

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The cries of myriad free men living, & of millions yet unborn, rend the air with a universal negative!

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But how does Aristotle prove the rule for the Universal Negative itself?

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