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Definitions for Proposition
[1] the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
[2] a plan or scheme proposed.
[3] an offer of terms for a transaction, as in business.
[4] a thing, matter, or person considered as something to be dealt with or encountered: Keeping diplomatic channels open is a serious proposition.
[5] anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration.
[6] Rhetoric . a statement of the subject of an argument or a discourse, or of the course of action or essential idea to be advocated.
[7] Logic . a statement in which something is affirmed or denied, so that it can therefore be significantly characterized as either true or false.
[8] Mathematics . a formal statement of either a truth to be demonstrated or an operation to be performed; a theorem or a problem.
[9] a proposal of usually illicit sexual relations.
[10] to propose sexual relations to.
[11] to propose a plan, deal, etc., to.
[12] a proposal or topic presented for consideration
[13] philosophy the content of a sentence that affirms or denies something and is capable of being true or false the meaning of such a sentence: I am warm always expresses the same proposition whoever the speaker is Compare statement (def. 8)
[14] maths a statement or theorem, usually containing its proof
[15] informal a person or matter to be dealt with he's a difficult proposition
[16] an invitation to engage in sexual intercourse
[17] (tr) to propose a plan, deal, etc, to, esp to engage in sexual intercourse
Words related to Proposition
recommendation, motion, hypothesis, premise, invitation, proposal, accost, project, overture, program, plan, proffer, presentation, propose, pose, prefer, ask, propound, solicit, suggest
Words nearby Proposition
proportionate, proportioned, proportionment, proposal, propose, proposition, propositional attitude, propositional calculus, propositional function, propositus, propound
Origin of Proposition
1300–50; Middle English proposicio(u)n < Latin prōpositiōn- (stem of prōpositiō ) a setting forth. See propositus, -ion
Words that may be confused with Proposition
preposition, proposition, (see, usage, note, at, preposition1)
Other words from Proposition
prop·o·si·tion·al , adjective
prop·o·si·tion·al·ly , adverb
un·der·prop·o·si·tion , noun
Word origin for Proposition
C14 proposicioun, from Latin prōpositiō a setting forth; see propose
Synonyms for Proposition
hypothesis, invitation, motion, premise, proposal, recommendation, overture, plan, presentation, proffer, program, project