Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Minor Term.
Minor Term - as a noun
The term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion
Example Sentences
"In the syllogism 'All dogs are animals, and some animals are mammals, therefore some dogs are mammals,' 'dogs' is the minor term."
"The minor term of the proposition 'Some politicians are corrupt' would be 'politicians'."
"In the statement 'All planets in our solar system have moons, and Mars is a planet,' the minor term is 'Mars'."
"In the argument 'All birds can fly, and penguins are birds, therefore penguins can fly,' 'penguins' is the minor term."
"The minor term in the equation 'x + 5 = 10' is 'x'."
