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(logic) A method for finding the middle term of a syllogism in Aristotlean analytics. / An obstacle which will defeat a beginner or foolish person.

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pons asinorum

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pons asinorum

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アリストテレスの論理学において、三段論法の中間項を求める方法 / 初心者や愚か者を打倒する、あるいは挫折させるような障害

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多くの学生は、アリストテレスの解析学で三段論法を初めて学ぶときに、三段論法の中項を見つけるための方法に苦労します。

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(logic) A method for finding the middle term of a syllogism in Aristotlean analytics.

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An obstacle which will defeat a beginner or foolish person.

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(geometry) A proposition in Euclid stating that the angles at the base of an isoceles triangle are equal.

[H]e had scarce advanced beyond the Pons Asinorum, when his ardour abated, the test of truth by demonstration did not elevate him to those transports of joy with which his preceptor had regaled his expectation; and before he arrived at the fortieth and seventh proposition, he began to yawn drearily […].

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pontes asinorum

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