proposition
From Middle English proposicioun, from Old French proposicion, from Latin prōpositiō, from the verb prōponō.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: präp'ə-zĭshʹən IPA(key): /ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/
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- Rhymes: -ɪʃən
- Hyphenation: prop‧o‧si‧tion
Noun
proposition (countable and uncountable, plural propositions)
- (uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
- (countable) An idea or a plan offered. [ quotations ▼]
- (countable, business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.
- (countable, US, politics) In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
- (grammar) A complete sentence. [ quotations ▼]
- (countable, logic) The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and connected by a copula.
- “Wiktionary is a good dictionary” is a proposition.
- (countable, mathematics) An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
- (countable, mathematics) An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
- A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed. [ quotations ▼]
- the propositions of Wyclif and Huss
- (poetic) The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
- Misspelling of preposition.
Synonyms
- (act of offering an idea for consideration): proposal, suggestion
- (idea or plan offered): proposal, suggestion
- (terms offered): proposal
- (content of an assertion): statement
- (proposed statute or constitutional amendment):