English Explanatory Dictionary

modus tollendo ponens

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

modus tollendo ponens

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin modus tollendō pōnēns (roughly, “mode where negating confirms”).

Synonyms

disjunctive syllogism

Related words

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