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Definitions for Sorites
[1] a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
[2] logic a polysyllogism in which the premises are arranged so that intermediate conclusions are omitted, being understood, and only the final conclusion is stated a paradox of the form these few grains of sand do not constitute a heap, and the addition of a single grain never makes what is not yet a heap into a heap: so no matter how many single grains one adds it never becomes a heap
Words nearby Sorites
sorghum, sorghum beer, sorgo, sori, soricine, sorites, sorn, soroban, sorocaba, sorokin, sorolla y bastida
Origin of Sorites
1545–55; < Latin sōrītēs < Greek sōreítēs literally, heaped, piled up, derivative of sōrós a heap
Other words from Sorites
so·rit·i·cal [saw-rit -i-kuh l, soh-] /sɔˈrɪt ɪ kəl, soʊ-/ , so·rit·ic , adjective
Word origin for Sorites
C16: via Latin from Greek sōreitēs, literally: heaped, from sōros a heap