UNIVERSAL PROPOSITION

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does universal proposition mean? 

• UNIVERSAL PROPOSITION (noun)
  The noun UNIVERSAL PROPOSITION has 1 sense:

1. (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class

  Familiarity information: UNIVERSAL PROPOSITION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNIVERSAL PROPOSITION (noun)

Meaning:

(logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

universal proposition; universal

Hypernyms ("universal proposition" is a kind of...):

proposition ((logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false)

Domain category:

logic (the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference)

Antonym:

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