Usually means: Subject of the conclusion syllogism.
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  1. minor term: Merriam-Webster
  2. minor term: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. minor term: Collins English Dictionary
  4. minor term: Vocabulary.com
  5. minor term: Wiktionary
  6. minor term: Dictionary.com
  7. Minor term: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. minor term: Rhymezone
  9. minor term: FreeDictionary.org
  10. minor term: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. minor term: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. minor term: Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names
  2. The Organon: A Conceptually Indexed Dictionary (by Genus and Differentia) (No longer online)

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  1. FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (minor term)

▸ noun:  (logic) The subject of the conclusion in a categorical syllogism.

Similar:
minor premise, major term, term, middle term, assumption, major, member, term logic, medium, conclusion, more...

Opposite:
major term, predicate term

Phrases:
minor term of a syllogism, more...

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Similar:
minor premise, major term, term, middle term, assumption, major, member, term logic, medium, conclusion, more...

Opposite:
major term, predicate term

Phrases:
minor term of a syllogism, more...



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