middle term

Noun

Meaning

the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

center mezzo Central Time composition medium median compromise compensation adjustment halfway concession abatement commutation half term differences
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Hypernyms

term

Examples

There is no escape from the dilemma. There is no middle term in the school for the disinherited class alone; you have either a systematic insistence, by means of false teaching, on error and ignorance, or hatred of those who domineer and exploit. Francesc Ferrer i Guardia

This is because in the structure of the syllogism invoked (i.e. III-1) the middle term is not distributed in either the major premise or in the minor premise a pattern called the "fallacy of the undistributed middle". Source: Internet

Mortal is the major term, Greeks the minor term. The premises also have one term in common with each other, which is known as the middle term; in this example, humans. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

middle temporal artery middle temporal gyrus middle temporal vein middle thyroid vein middle tilde middle time