1) Assumption 2) Basic assumption 3) Basis of an argument 4) Basis of argument 5) Basis of reasoning 6) Big data company 7) French word used in English 8) It can start an argument 9) Logical assumption 10) Logical proposition 11) Part of syllogism 12) Posit 13) Postulate 14) Postulation 15) Premiss
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1) Assumption 2) Basis 3) Hypothesis 4) Precondition 5) Premiss 6) Prologise 7) Prologize 8) Prologuize 9) Subject 10) Subsumption 11) Theory 12) Thesis
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A premise or premiss{efn|In logic, premise and premiss are regarded as variant spellings of the same word, premise being the more common spelling. Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914) argued that premise and premiss are two distinct words, writing `As to the word premiss,—in Latin of the thirteenth Century praemissa,—owing to its being so oft....
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[filmmaking] The premise of a film or screenplay is the fundamental concept that drives the plot. Most premises can be expressed very simply, and many films can be identified simply from a short sentence describing the premise. For example: A lonely boy is befriended by an alien; A small town is terrorized by a shark; A small boy sees dead ...
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• (n.) Either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn. • (n.) A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition. • (n.) A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts; as, to lease premises; t...
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(from the article `logic`) From its very beginning, the field of logic has been occupied with arguments, in which certain statements, the premises, are asserted in order to ... In logic an argument consists of a set of statements, the premises, whose truth supposedly supports the truth of a single statement called the ... ...is made ...
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Alternative forms:, less properly, premiss] [F. Premisse, fr. L. Praemissus, p. P. Of praemittere to send before; prae = before + mittere to send. See Mission. ... 1. A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition. 'The premises observed, Thy will by...
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Prem'ise noun ;
plural Premises [ Written also, less properly,
premiss .] [ French
prémisse , from Latin
praemissus , past participle of
praemittere to send before;
prae before +
mittere to send. See
Mission .]
1. A propositio...
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Pre·mise' intransitive verb To make a premise; to set forth something as a premise.
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Pre·mise' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Premised ; present participle & verbal noun Premising .] [ From Latin praemissus , past participle , or English premise , noun See Premise ,
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the central concept to a routine.
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one of the propositions in a deductive argument. Essentially, it is a claim that is a reason for, or objection against, some other claim.
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n] - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn 2. [v] - set forth beforehand, often as an explanation 3. [v] - take something as preexisting
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The question or problem that is the basic idea of a story.
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premise, premised, premising, premises 1. A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn. 2. In logic: One of the propositions in a deductive argument; either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn. 3. The preliminary or explanatory statements or facts (premises) of...
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The idea on which the story is based.
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the central concept from which a series of jokes or a routine is written.
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the central concept from which a series of jokes or a routine is written.
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When forming a joke, the premise is the initial situation or understanding to which the punchline adds humour. The premise in and of itself is not the funny part of the joke. For example
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The science fiction universe
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[PSAT glossary] a statement that is held to be true
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set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
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a statement that is held to be true
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[Intelligent words] a statement that is held to be true
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