modus tollendo tollens
English
noun
Definitions
- (philosophy) A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is infirmed, thereby entailing the infirmation of the consequent. Modus tollendo tollens has the form:
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin modus (manner, measure, way, due measure, method, rhythm, melody, limit, target).
Origin
Latin
modus
Gloss
manner, measure, way, due measure, method, rhythm, melody, limit, target
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- modus ponendo tollens English
- modus tollendo ponens English
- modus Finnish
- modicus Latin
- modulus Latin
- modus Latin
- Modus German
- mód Hungarian
- modo Italian
- mode French
- mœuf French
- modo Spanish, Castilian
- *med- Proto-Indo-European
- *mod-os Proto-Indo-European
- *modós Proto-Indo-European
- modus Norwegian Bokmål
- modo Portuguese
- modus Norwegian Nynorsk
- mód Czech
- mode Old French
- modo Galician
- modd Welsh
- mod Old Irish
- модус Bulgarian
- mode Middle French
- mou Asturian
- mût Friulian
- modu Basque