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(logic) A proposition that asserts or denies that members of one category (the subject term) belong to another (the predicate term). There are four types: all S are P, all S are not P, some S are P, and some S are not P.

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categorical proposition

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categorical proposition

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(logic) A proposition that asserts or denies that members of one category (the subject term) belong to another (the predicate term). There are four types: "all S are P", "all S are not P", "some S are P", and "some S are not P".

Japanese Meaning

（論理学）あるカテゴリーの対象（主題項）が、別のカテゴリー（述語項）に属するかどうかを断定または否定する命題。具体的には、「すべてのSはP」「すべてのSはPではない」「一部のSはP」「一部のSはPではない」の4つの形式で表現される。