səˈrīd.(ˌ)ēz noun
( plural sorites “)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek sōritēs, sōreitēs, from sōros heap — more at sorus
1. : an abridged form of stating a series of syllogisms in a series of propositions so arranged that the predicate of each one that precedes forms the subject of each one that follows and the conclusion unites the subject of the first proposition with the predicate of the last proposition — compare goclenian sorites
2. : an aggregation of more or less related things, facts, or items