SORITES


Meaning of SORITES in English

n.

Pronunciation: s ə - ' r ī -( ˌ )t ē z

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural sorites

Etymology: Latin, from Greek s ō rit ē s, from s ō ros heap

Date: 1551

: an argument consisting of propositions so arranged that the predicate of any one forms the subject of the next and the conclusion unites the subject of the first proposition with the predicate of the last

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