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• proposition — I UK [ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms proposition : singular proposition plural propositions ** 1) a statement that people can examine in order to decide whether it is true proposition that: the proposition that… …   English dictionary

• proposition — prop|o|si|tion1 [ ,prapə zıʃn ] noun count ** ▸ 1 statement ▸ 2 offer/suggestion ▸ 3 someone/something to be dealt with ▸ 4 suggested law ▸ 5 in mathematics/logic 1. ) a statement that people can examine in order to decide whether it is true:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Proposition — This article is about the term in logic and philosophy. For other uses, see Proposition (disambiguation). In logic and philosophy, the term proposition refers to either (a) the content or meaning of a meaningful declarative sentence or (b) the… …   Wikipedia

• proposition — [[t]prɒ̱pəzɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] propositions, propositioning, propositioned 1) N COUNT: usu sing, adj N If you describe something such as a task or an activity as, for example, a difficult proposition or an attractive proposition, you mean that it is… …   English dictionary

• proposition — noun 1 arrangement/offer/suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ attractive, tempting, win win ▪ feasible, practical, viable ▪ business, commercial …   Collocations dictionary

• true — adj. 1 right or correct VERBS ▪ be, ring, seem, sound ▪ Her explanation doesn t ring quite true. ▪ come ▪ All her wishes came tr …   Collocations dictionary

• proposition — That which is proposed or stated; the content of a declarative sentence, capable of truth and falsity. To grasp a proposition is to understand what is said, supposed, suggested, and so on. The same proposition is expressed by any two sentences,… …   Philosophy dictionary

• true — Conformable to fact; correct; exact; actual; genuine; honest. In one sense, that only is true which is conformable to the actual state of things. In that sense, a statement is untrue which does not express things exactly as they are. But in… …   Black's law dictionary

• Proposition (mathematics) — In mathematics, the term proposition is used for a proven statement that is of more than passing interest, but not sufficient interest to call the result a theorem . Unlike the term lemma , which is used for proven statements used as stepping… …   Wikipedia

• proposition — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) something offered for consideration or acceptance ; proposal (2) a request for sexual intercourse b. the point to be discussed or maintained in argument usually stated in sentence form near the outset c. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• proposition — propositional, adj. propositionally, adv. /prop euh zish euhn/, n. 1. the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done. 2. a plan or scheme proposed. 3. an offer of terms for a transaction, as in business.… …   Universalium