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Proposition
Found in thesaurus: statement, proposal, offer, offering, speech act, undertaking, project, task, labor, advise, suggest, propose
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proposition
n.
offer; plan; theory; theorem (Mathematics); problem (Slang)
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Proposition
The term proposition has a broad use in contemporary philosophy. It is used to refer to some or all of the following: the primary bearers of truth-value, the objects of belief and other "propositional attitudes" (i.e., what is believed, doubted, etc.), the referents of that-clauses and the meanings of declarative sentences. Propositions are the sharable objects of attitudes and the primary bearers of truth and falsity. This stipulation rules out certain candidates for propositions, including thought- and utterance-tokens which are not sharable, and concrete events or facts, which cannot be false.
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proposition
Noun
1. (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
(hypernym) statement
(hyponym) negation
(part-meronym) term
(classification) logic
2. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
(synonym) suggestion, proffer
(hypernym) proposal
(hyponym) hint, intimation, breath
(derivation) project, propose
3. an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
(hypernym) offer, offering
4. the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal"
(synonym) proposal
(hypernym) speech act
(hyponym) presentation
(derivation) propose, suggest, advise
5. a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"
(hypernym) undertaking, project, task, labor
Verb
1. suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party"
(hypernym) propose, suggest, advise
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proposition
nf.
proposal, proposition; suggestion, offer; motion, instance
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proposition
n.
návrh; nabídka; tvrzení; věta
