Proposition
noun
A statement or assertion that expresses an opinion or idea.
His proposition that all humans are moral beings has been widely accepted.
Often appears as...
- proposition that
- a logical proposition
noun
An offer or suggestion, usually in business or politics.
She rejected his proposition for a new business deal.
Often appears as...
- proposition for
- a business proposition
noun
A statement in logic which can be true or false.
In philosophical logic, a proposition can either be true or false.
Often appears as...
- true proposition
- false proposition
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Academic
noun
A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal.
The defendant should carefully consider the proposition from the prosecution.
Often appears as...
- legal proposition
- proposition for
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Formal
Legal
noun
In mathematics, a theorem that needs to be proved.
He spent two months proving the mathematical proposition.
Often appears as...
- mathematical proposition
- prove a proposition
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Academic
noun
A statement or assertion that expresses an opinion or idea.
His proposition that all humans are moral beings has been widely accepted.
Often appears as...
- proposition that
- a logical proposition
noun
An offer or suggestion, usually in business or politics.
She rejected his proposition for a new business deal.
Often appears as...
- proposition for
- a business proposition
noun
A statement in logic which can be true or false.
In philosophical logic, a proposition can either be true or false.
Often appears as...
- true proposition
- false proposition
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal.
The defendant should carefully consider the proposition from the prosecution.
Often appears as...
- legal proposition
- proposition for
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
noun
In mathematics, a theorem that needs to be proved.
He spent two months proving the mathematical proposition.
Often appears as...
- mathematical proposition
- prove a proposition
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Expressing Opinions
Use 'proposition' to introduce a belief or opinion you're presenting for discussion.
The proposition that education is a fundamental right is up for debate.
Pro Tip 2/2Argument Foundation
'Proposition' is often the starting point of an argument you're building.
My key proposition is that climate change policies need immediate action.
Pro Tip 1/2Expressing Opinions
Use 'proposition' to introduce a belief or opinion you're presenting for discussion.
The proposition that education is a fundamental right is up for debate.
Pro Tip 2/2Argument Foundation
'Proposition' is often the starting point of an argument you're building.
My key proposition is that climate change policies need immediate action.
Pro Tip 1/2Expressing Opinions
Use 'proposition' to introduce a belief or opinion you're presenting for discussion.
The proposition that education is a fundamental right is up for debate.
Pro Tip 2/2Argument Foundation
'Proposition' is often the starting point of an argument you're building.
My key proposition is that climate change policies need immediate action.
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The mind behind Tesla,...
So your proposition to consumers is, for the full charge, it could take an hour. So it's common -- don't expect to be out of here in 10 minutes. Wait for an hour, but the good news is, you're helping save the planet, and by the way, the electricity is free. You don't pay anything. Actually, what we're expecting is for people
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
No, liespotters are armed with scientific knowledge of how to spot deception. They use it to get to the truth, and they do what mature leaders do everyday; they have difficult conversations with difficult people, sometimes during very difficult times. And they start up that path by accepting a core proposition,
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Would you opt for a life...
But what if there's more to life than just pleasure? That's what Nozick believed he was demonstrating through his Experience Machine thought experiment. Despite the machine's promise of maximum net pleasure, he still found reason not to plug in, as do many other experimenters who consider the proposition.
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Dan Dennett: Responding...
And then I find "All the evidence available in the biological sciences supports the core proposition that the cosmos is a specially designed whole with life and mankind as its fundamental goal and purpose, a whole in which all facets of reality have their meaning and explanation in this central fact."
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Glenn Greenwald: Why...
that comes from this large-scale invasion because only people who are engaged in bad acts have a reason to want to hide and to care about their privacy. This worldview is implicitly grounded in the proposition that there are two kinds of people in the world, good people and bad people.
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E.O. Wilson: Advice to...
The ability to form concepts with images of entities and processes pictured by intuition. I found out that advances in science rarely come upstream from an ability to stand at a blackboard and conjure images from unfolding mathematical propositions
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Busted in Brazil PIPE...
we're on top of the world at that time we felt we're bulletproof at that time that we could do anything and then that was pretty much there was no consequence to anything one day we're approached by a gentleman that had a proposition my first
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A little-told tale of...
There are legions of young men who can't afford to get married, because marriage has become a very expensive proposition. They are expected to bear the burden of costs in married life, but they can't find jobs.
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Building bridges and...
a serious proposition hey Ken its Avery I think we need to spread this mission of connecting rural people in rural communities around the world and I guess that's where you say my journey really
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Sugata Mitra: Build a...
So then people said, well, how far will it go? Where does it stop? I decided I would destroy my own argument by creating an absurd proposition. I made a hypothesis, a ridiculous hypothesis.
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The mind behind Tesla,...
So your proposition to consumers is, for the full charge, it could take an hour. So it's common -- don't expect to be out of here in 10 minutes. Wait for an hour, but the good news is, you're helping save the planet, and by the way, the electricity is free. You don't pay anything. Actually, what we're expecting is for people
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
No, liespotters are armed with scientific knowledge of how to spot deception. They use it to get to the truth, and they do what mature leaders do everyday; they have difficult conversations with difficult people, sometimes during very difficult times. And they start up that path by accepting a core proposition,
Video examples
Would you opt for a life...
But what if there's more to life than just pleasure? That's what Nozick believed he was demonstrating through his Experience Machine thought experiment. Despite the machine's promise of maximum net pleasure, he still found reason not to plug in, as do many other experimenters who consider the proposition.
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Dan Dennett: Responding...
And then I find "All the evidence available in the biological sciences supports the core proposition that the cosmos is a specially designed whole with life and mankind as its fundamental goal and purpose, a whole in which all facets of reality have their meaning and explanation in this central fact."
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Glenn Greenwald: Why...
that comes from this large-scale invasion because only people who are engaged in bad acts have a reason to want to hide and to care about their privacy. This worldview is implicitly grounded in the proposition that there are two kinds of people in the world, good people and bad people.
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E.O. Wilson: Advice to...
The ability to form concepts with images of entities and processes pictured by intuition. I found out that advances in science rarely come upstream from an ability to stand at a blackboard and conjure images from unfolding mathematical propositions
Video examples
Busted in Brazil PIPE...
we're on top of the world at that time we felt we're bulletproof at that time that we could do anything and then that was pretty much there was no consequence to anything one day we're approached by a gentleman that had a proposition my first
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A little-told tale of...
There are legions of young men who can't afford to get married, because marriage has become a very expensive proposition. They are expected to bear the burden of costs in married life, but they can't find jobs.
Video examples
Building bridges and...
a serious proposition hey Ken its Avery I think we need to spread this mission of connecting rural people in rural communities around the world and I guess that's where you say my journey really
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Sugata Mitra: Build a...
So then people said, well, how far will it go? Where does it stop? I decided I would destroy my own argument by creating an absurd proposition. I made a hypothesis, a ridiculous hypothesis.
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Naveen Jain
Indian Businessman
As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition is... well... healthy; that sporting events foster a spirit of teamwork that far surpasses the events themselves; and that active participation keeps children moving and is good for their self-esteem.
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Grant Imahara
American Celebrity
When you think about exploring deep space, it's very dangerous for humans. To potentially sacrifice human life is a delicate proposition. On the flip side, if you want to send a robot to another planet for an extended period of time and at some point you know it'll cease to function, it's not considered a tragedy.
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Robin DiAngelo
American Educator
One of the most important misunderstandings for white people to get over to move forward is this idea that racism is a good-bad proposition - that if we're good we can't be part of it, that being uncomfortable means you're a terrible person. We have to let go of that and understand it as a system we all live in.
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Gray Scott
American Philosopher
We are afraid of ourselves and our own unconscious minds. When we are building something that reflects us, it's the one thing we're all afraid to face. We're afraid to face ourselves. Building machines that mirror our consciousness is a very frightening proposition because we have seen how evil people can be.
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N. Bhaskara Rao
Indian Politician
Pre-poll and exit polls have now become a commercial proposition. No longer are they viewed as means for a debate or means for enriching the voters and improving the quality of political campaigns. They have become yet another way of manipulation.
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Stanley Crouch
American Critic
I wanted to get to that aesthetic proposition that comes out of learning the human elements of a world, so that those notes and rhythms mean something to you besides just the academic way in which they fall in place.
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Bryan Batt
American Actor
I firmly believe that life is an 'and' proposition and not an 'or' one. If you really love something, you just have to try it. The worse that can happen is that you'll be told 'no.
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Anish Kapoor
Indian Artist
One does afford oneself the luxury to come into the studio and all day, every day, spend one's life making aesthetic propositions. What an immense luxury.
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Gertrude Stein
American Author
Argument is to me the air I breathe. Given any proposition, I cannot help believing the other side and defending it.
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Wilson Mizner
American Dramatist
Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.
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Naveen Jain
Indian Businessman
As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition is... well... healthy; that sporting events foster a spirit of teamwork that far surpasses the events themselves; and that active participation keeps children moving and is good for their self-esteem.
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Grant Imahara
American Celebrity
When you think about exploring deep space, it's very dangerous for humans. To potentially sacrifice human life is a delicate proposition. On the flip side, if you want to send a robot to another planet for an extended period of time and at some point you know it'll cease to function, it's not considered a tragedy.
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Robin DiAngelo
American Educator
One of the most important misunderstandings for white people to get over to move forward is this idea that racism is a good-bad proposition - that if we're good we can't be part of it, that being uncomfortable means you're a terrible person. We have to let go of that and understand it as a system we all live in.
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Gray Scott
American Philosopher
We are afraid of ourselves and our own unconscious minds. When we are building something that reflects us, it's the one thing we're all afraid to face. We're afraid to face ourselves. Building machines that mirror our consciousness is a very frightening proposition because we have seen how evil people can be.
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N. Bhaskara Rao
Indian Politician
Pre-poll and exit polls have now become a commercial proposition. No longer are they viewed as means for a debate or means for enriching the voters and improving the quality of political campaigns. They have become yet another way of manipulation.
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Stanley Crouch
American Critic
I wanted to get to that aesthetic proposition that comes out of learning the human elements of a world, so that those notes and rhythms mean something to you besides just the academic way in which they fall in place.
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Bryan Batt
American Actor
I firmly believe that life is an 'and' proposition and not an 'or' one. If you really love something, you just have to try it. The worse that can happen is that you'll be told 'no.
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Anish Kapoor
Indian Artist
One does afford oneself the luxury to come into the studio and all day, every day, spend one's life making aesthetic propositions. What an immense luxury.
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Gertrude Stein
American Author
Argument is to me the air I breathe. Given any proposition, I cannot help believing the other side and defending it.
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Wilson Mizner
American Dramatist
Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.
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