SORITES


Meaning of SORITES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈrī-(ˌ)tēz ]

noun

( plural sorites )

Etymology: Latin, from Greek sōritēs, from sōros 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.