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Theorem

That which is considered and established as a principle; hence, sometimes, a rule.

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Idea 76% connected

The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object, that is formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any object whatever, whether sensible or…

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Proposition 76% connected

The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.

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Thought 76% connected

of Think

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Assumption noun · 86% connection

a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured, we can i…

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Axiom noun · 86% connection

(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

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Conclusion noun · 86% connection

the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllo…

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Converse noun · 86% connection

a proposition obtained by conversion

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Corollary noun · 86% connection

(logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition

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Disproof noun · 86% connection

any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

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Evidence noun · 86% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Falsification noun · 86% connection

any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

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Fractal noun · 86% connection

(mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry

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Grounds noun · 86% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Intellect noun · 86% connection

the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distingu…

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Lead noun · 86% connection

evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"

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Lemma noun · 86% connection

a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition

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Negation noun · 86% connection

(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false

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Particular noun · 86% connection

(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class

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Posit noun · 86% connection

(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

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Postulate noun · 86% connection

(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

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Premise noun · 86% connection

a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured, we can i…

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Antinomy noun · 78% connection

Opposition of one law or rule to another law or rule.

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Archy unknown · 78% connection

A suffix properly meaning a rule, ruling, as in monarchy, the rule of one only. Cf. -arch.

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Cistercian noun · 78% connection

A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order, established in 1098 at Citeaux, in France, by Robert, abbot of Molesme. For tw…

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Conventionalizw verb · 78% connection

To represent according to an established principle, whether religious or traditional, or based upon certain artistic rules of supposed…

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Criterion noun · 78% connection

A standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test, by which facts, principles opinions, and conduct are tried in forming…

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Custom noun · 78% connection

Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See Usage, and Prescription.

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Customary adjective · 78% connection

Agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual.

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Declivity noun · 78% connection

Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent of surface; inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to acclivity, or ascent; the sam…

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Deviation noun · 78% connection

The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the…

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Disestablishment noun · 78% connection

The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the support of the st…

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due process noun · 78% connection

(law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be depr…

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Due process of law noun · 78% connection

(law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be depr…

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