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syllogistic

adjective noun

Of or relating to or consisting of syllogism

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Word length
11
Starts with
S
Ends with
C
Contains
YL
Scrabble score
17

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adjective

  1. Of or relating to or consisting of syllogism

    “Syllogistic reasoning”

noun

  1. In logic, the formal analysis of logical terms and operators and the structures that make it possible to infer true conclusions from given premises.

    “Aristotelian syllogistic became known as ‘categorical syllogistic’ and the Peripatetic adaptation of Stoic syllogistic as ‘hypothetical syllogistic’.”

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Syllogistic reasoning
Aristotelian syllogistic became known as ‘categorical syllogistic’ and the Peripatetic adaptation of Stoic syllogistic as ‘hypothetical syllogistic’.

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