modus ponens

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent. Modus ponens has the form

Word forms

modus ponens

Etymology

From Latin modus ponendo ponens (roughly, “mode where affirming affirms”).

Related words

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