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premise
Found in thesaurus: posit, postulate, exposit, expound, set forth, tell, state, say, suppose, presuppose
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premise
n.
proposition, basic assumption, presupposition, fundamental presumption
v.
assume, hypothesize, theorize, presume, postulate
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Premise
A premise or premiss is a statement that an argument claims will induce or justify a conclusion. In other words: a premise is an assumption that something is true. In logic, an argument requires a set of (at least) two declarative sentences (or "propositions") known as the premises or premisses along with another declarative sentence (or "proposition") known as the conclusion. This structure of two premises and one conclusion forms the basic argumentative structure. More complex arguments can use a series of rules to connect several premises to one conclusion, or to derive a number of conclusions from the original premises which then act as premises for additional conclusions. An example of this is the use of the rules of inference found within symbolic logic.
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premise
Noun
1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
(synonym) premiss, assumption
(hypernym) postulate, posit
(hyponym) major premise, major premiss
(derivation) premiss
Verb
1. set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"
(hypernym) set forth, expound, exposit
2. furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
(synonym) precede, preface, introduce
(hypernym) state, say, tell
(hyponym) preamble
3. take something as preexisting and given
(synonym) premiss
(hypernym) presuppose, suppose
(derivation) premiss, assumption
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premettere
v.
put beforehand, place before; prefix; hypothesize, assume, presume
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Premise
(v. i.)
To make a premise; to set forth something as a premise.
To make a premise; to set forth something as a premise.
(n.)
To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows; especially, to lay down premises or first propositions, on which rest the subsequent reasonings.
To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows; especially, to lay down premises or first propositions, on which rest the subsequent reasonings.
(n.)
To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously.
To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously.
(n.)
Matters previously stated or set forth; esp., that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
Matters previously stated or set forth; esp., that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
(n.)
Either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn.
Either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn.
(n.)
A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
(n.)
A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts; as, to lease premises; to trespass on another's premises.
A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts; as, to lease premises; to trespass on another's premises.
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