xiǎo
qián

technical

Meaning of 小前提

小前提 means minor premise (in a syllogism). Pronounced xiǎo qián tí.

  • minor premise (in a syllogism)

Definitions & Examples

Zài
zhè
ge
sān
duàn
lùn
zhōng
 
 "
suǒ
yǒu
rén
dōu
shì
huì
de
 "
shì
qián
 
 "
shì
rén
 "
shì
xiǎo
qián
 

In this syllogism, "All men are mortal" is the major premise, and "Socrates is a man" is the minor premise.

Xiǎo
qián
bāo
hán
jié
lùn
de
zhǔ
 
fǒu
tuī
guò
chéng
huì
chū
xiàn
cuò
 

The minor premise must contain the subject of the conclusion; otherwise, errors will occur in the reasoning process.

Luó
xué
jiā
zhèng
zài
fēn
zhè
ge
xiǎo
qián
de
zhēn
shí
xìng
 

The logician is analyzing the truth value of this minor premise.

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Measure Words

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