"disjunctive syllogism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: disjunctive syllogisms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} disjunctive syllogism (plural disjunctive syllogisms)
  1. (logic) A logical argument of the form that if there are only two possibilities, and one of them is ruled out, then the other must take place. In symbols: P∨Q,¬P⊢Q Wikipedia link: disjunctive syllogism Categories (topical): Logic Translations (a form of logical argument): sil·logisme disjuntiu [masculine] (Catalan), 选言三段论 (xuǎnyán sānduànlùn) (Chinese Mandarin), syllogisme disjonctif [masculine] (French), disjunktiver Syllogismus [masculine] (German), sillogismo disgiuntivo [masculine] (Italian), 選言三段論法 (sengen sandan ronpō) (Japanese), 선언적 삼단 논법 (seoneonjeok samdan nonbeop) (Korean), дисјункциони силогизам [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), disjunkcioni silogizam [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), silogismo disyuntivo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-disjunctive_syllogism-en-noun-6c4FbWRC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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