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Definisjon av premise

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Noun
premise - 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"
premiss, assumption
posit, postulate (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
major premise, major premiss the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
thesis an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
precondition, stipulation, condition a condition that is a prerequisite

Verb
premise - take something as preexisting and given
premiss
presuppose, suppose require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones"
premise - set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"
exposit, expound, set forth state; "set forth one's reasons"
premise - 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"
precede, preface, introduce
state, tell, say express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
preamble make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document
prologise, prologize, prologuize write or speak a prologue
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Substantiv
premise - A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
premise - Any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced.
premise - Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, 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.
premise - A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts in this sense, used most often in the plural form.

Verb
premise - To state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.
premise - To make a premise.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) premise
  • Presens: premise / premises
  • Preteritum: premised
  • Perfektum: (have) premised

Substantiv

  • Entall: premise
  • Flertall: premises

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