Proposition

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal.
  • n. A matter to be dealt with; a task: Finding affordable housing can be a difficult proposition.
  • n. An offer of a private bargain, especially a request for sexual relations.
  • n. A subject for discussion or analysis.
  • n. Logic A statement that affirms or denies something.
  • n. Logic The meaning expressed in such a statement, as opposed to the way it is expressed.
  • n. Mathematics A theorem.
  • v. To propose a private bargain to, especially to propose sexual relations with.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
  • n. An idea or a plan offered.
  • n. The terms of a transaction offered.
  • n. The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion.
  • n. In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
  • n. An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
  • n. As a special case, textbooks often, and papers sometimes, label an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem, a proposition. Normally this is part of a numerical reference system (Proposition 3.2, Lemma 3.3, Theorem 3.4)
  • v. To propose a plan to (someone).
  • v. To propose some illicit behaviour to (someone). Often sexual in nature.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.
  • n. That which is proposed; that which is offered, as for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; a proposal
  • n. A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed.
  • n. A complete sentence, or part of a sentence consisting of a subject and predicate united by a copula; a thought expressed or propounded in language; a from of speech in which a predicate is affirmed or denied of a subject.
  • n. A statement in terms of a truth to be demonstrated, or of an operation to be performed.
  • n. That which is offered or affirmed as the subject of the discourse; anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration.
  • n. The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of placing or setting forth; the act of offering.
  • n. That which is proposed; that which is offered for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; a proposal; offer of terms: commonly in the plural: as, propositions of peace.
  • n. A representation in thought or language of an act of the mind in thinking a quality or general sign, termed a predicate, to be applicable to something indicated, and termed a subject.
  • n. In mathematics, a statement in terms of either a truth to be demonstrated or an operation to be performed.
  • n. In rhetoric, that which is offered or affirmed as the subject of the discourse; anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration; the first part of a poem, in which the author states the subject or matter of it: as, Horace recommends modesty and simplicity in the proposition of a poem.
  • n. In music: The act or process of enunciating or giving out a theme or subject.
  • n. Specifically — The subject of a fugue, as distinguished from the answer.
  • n. An assumption of what appears likely.
  • n. propositions de necessario quando, which stated something to be necessarily true at specified times; and
  • n. propositions de necessario simpliciter, or categorical apodictic propositions. The latter were further divided into propositions de necessario simpliciter pro nunc, or propositions stating something to be necessarily true now, and propositions de necessario simpliciter pro semper, stating something to be always necessarily true.
  • n. Usually, a categorical proposition, or one expressed by means of a noun and a verb, as contradistinguished from a conditional proposition.
  • n. 3 and Position, thesis, statement, declaration, dictum, doctrine. Proposition differs from the words compared under subject, in that it is the technical word in rhetoric for the indication of the theme of a discourse.
  • n. Something to be done, accomplished, etc.; especially, something difficult or puzzling.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
  • v. suggest sex to
  • n. the act of making a proposal
  • n. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
  • n. (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
  • n. a task to be dealt with
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    offering    offer    propose    advise    suggest    labor    project    task    undertaking   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    statement    declaration    proposal    offer    creed    axiom    postulate    problem    thesis    suggestion   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    proposal    conclusion    doctrine    hypothesis    argument    suggestion    assumption    scheme    objection    answer