syllogistic
pronunciation
How to pronounce syllogistic in British English:
UK [ˌsɪlə'dʒɪstɪk]
How to pronounce syllogistic in American English:
US [ˌsɪlə'dʒɪstɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or consisting of syllogism
Word Origin
- syllogistic (adj.)
- 1660s, from Latin syllogisticus or directly from Greek syllogistikos, from syllogizesthai (see syllogism).
Example
- 1. Hippolytus says that they argued on holy scripture in syllogistic form .
- 2. The effects of anxiety relieving and intelligence on syllogistic argument .
- 3. The syllogistic form is a universal form of all things .
- 4. Of course it would be possible to re-write mathematical arguments in syllogistic form , but this would be very artificial and would not make them any more cogent .
- 5. This paper describes the structure of the tibetan buddhist syllogistic form and suggests that , from the point of view of buddhist religious practice , the central point of buddhist reasoning and debate is to guide the student to become capable of understanding the profound view leading to liberation .