"minor premise" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minor premises [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} minor premise (plural minor premises)
  1. (logic) The second premise in a categorical syllogism, whose subject is the minor term and whose predicate is the middle term. Categories (topical): Logic Synonyms: subsumption, minor Coordinate_terms: major premise Translations (premise): minoro (Ido), subsumpcja (Polish), premisă minoră [feminine] (Romanian), nakapailalim na palagay (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-minor_premise-en-noun-yb8E-D4r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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