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PRONUNCIATION OF MIDDLE TERM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MIDDLE TERM

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Middle term is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MIDDLE TERM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Middle term

In logic, a middle term is a term that appears in both premises but not in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. The middle term must be distributed in at least one premise but not in the conclusion. The major term and the minor terms, also called the end terms, do appear in the conclusion. Example: Major premise: All men are mortal. Minor premise: Socrates is a man. Conclusion: Socrates is mortal. The middle term is bolded above.

Definition of middle term in the English dictionary

The definition of middle term in the dictionary is the term that appears in both the major and minor premises of a syllogism, but not in the conclusion Also called: mean, middle.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MIDDLE TERM

middle lamella
Middle Low German
middle management
middle manager
middle name
middle of nowhere
Middle Palaeolithic
middle passage
Middle Persian
middle school
Middle States
Middle Temple
middle voice
middle watch
Middle West
Middle Western
Middle Westerner
middle white
middle youth

WORDS THAT END LIKE MIDDLE TERM

distributed term
Easter term
field term
full term
half term
Hilary term
implied term
inkhorn term
jail term
law term
Lent term
long term
long-term
major term
Michaelmas term
minor term
sabbatical term
summer term
term
Trinity term

Synonyms and antonyms of middle term in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «middle term» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MIDDLE TERM

Find out the translation of middle term to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of middle term from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «middle term» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中期
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

término medio
570 millions of speakers

English

middle term
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मध्यम अवधि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على المدى المتوسط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

средний термин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

médio prazo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মধ্যবিত্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moyen terme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jangka menengah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mittelfristig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中期
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tengah istilah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trung hạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடுத்தர கால
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मध्यकालीन पद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Orta dönem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

medio termine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bliski termin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

середній термін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe termen mediu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεσοπρόθεσμες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Midde- termyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mitten sikt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mellomlang sikt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of middle term

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MIDDLE TERM»

The term «middle term» is regularly used and occupies the 99.562 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MIDDLE TERM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about middle term

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIDDLE TERM»

Discover the use of middle term in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to middle term and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On the Virtues
with respect to different ones; however, the supposition is that the scientific knowing and the opining are not different acts of understanding, because the contingent middle term, which of itself would naturally cause opinion, and the necessary ...
Jean Capreolus, Kevin White, 2001
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IBPS Bank PO/MT:
The middle term 'windows' is not distributed even once in any of the premises. So , no conclusion follows. Both the conclusions contain the middle term 'teachers'. If one of the premises is negative, the conclusion must be negative. So, neither I ...
Upadhyay, Guha & Joon
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School Work
Upon applying the test of the trinomial square we find that the middle term does not satisfy the test, and we therefore change the form of the example as follows: Add enough to the middle term so as to make the example a trinomial square, then ...
Leon W. Goldrich, Olivia Mary Jones, 1903
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Essay on a New Theory of the Human Capacity for Representation
are connected and the predicate is consequently excluded from the middle term, it is determined as multiplicity, whilst in the major premise through its connection with the middle term determined as the logical subject it is determined as unity ...
Karl Leonhard Reinhold, 2011
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A Course in Indian Philosophy
Inference for oneself (svartha) is knowledge of an object through a characteristic ( linga, or 'middle term'), because of the three aspects (trirupa, i.e. having the three characteristics of a valid middle term) (II.l). Inference is here separated from ...
Anthony Kennedy Warder, 1998
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Structural Depths of Indian Thought: Toward a Constructive ...
But what is the formal definition of the minor term? It must be that in which the middle term is present. Similarly, one of the formal conditions of the middle term is that it must be present in the minor (paksa). But here both conditions are violated.
Poola Tirupati Raju, 1985
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Çlokavārtika
the Middle Term, unless they are related (to .something else). And for the same reason even the idea of these (unrelated) entities cannot be the Middle Term. 165. And if the Middle Term be accepted to be of the form of a 'Samanya,' then you ...
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa, Pārthasārathimiśra, 1908
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Legal Reasoning and Briefing: Logic Applied to the ...
Thus, besides the Middle Term being between the other Terms in extent. it may be either larger than both or smaller than both: Minor ® Term Minor Term Middle Term Middle Term Largest Smallest 2d Figure 3d Figure M . Major T:f'r(r)1r Term _ ...
Jesse Franklin Brumbaugh, 1917
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Bibliotheca Indica
Invariable concomitance is the co-presence of the middle term with the major term which is ... of that absolute non-existence which does not abide in the locus of that counterpart, but abides with the middle term in the latter's own locus. 2.
‎1897
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A History of Indian Logic: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Schools
(9) A thesis universally accepted, such as:, "Fire is warm." (This thesis cannot be offered for proof, as it is accepted by all). The Middle Term and the Major Term. Three Characteristics of The Middle Term (hetu) must possess the Middle Term.i  ...
Satis Chandra Vidyabhusana, 1920

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIDDLE TERM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term middle term is used in the context of the following news items.
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From the archive, 22 July 1918: Ex-tsar Nicholas II executed
Its middle term was the disastrous Russo-Japanese War, with its revolutionary sequel. Its close was the catastrophic European War, which has ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Why Apple Could Outperform Wall Street Expectations
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is priced for modest growth over the middle term. In particular, earnings and sales forecasts for fiscal 2016, ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
3
China Base Metal Briefing 20150720
Short-to-middle term spot market information and forecasts. Extensive coverage on base metals, including Aluminum, Alumina, Copper, Zinc, ... «Metal.com News, Jul 15»
4
AM Best Affirms Ratings of General de Seguros SAB
... rating actions include less volatile profitability metrics performing in line with higher rated peers and good performance in the middle term on ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
5
Softening reinsurance market threat greater than opportunities: RBC
... but the reality is that many countries, particularly the poorest regions of the planet are unlikely to achieve this growth, “even in the middle term ... «Artemis.bm, Jul 15»
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Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CTO forecasts Disruptive …
... Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) Chief Technology Officer Jeffrey B. Straubel has looked into the crystal ball and prophesied that in the middle term future ... «WallStreet Scope, Jul 15»
7
How to Buy Apple Stock Cheap and Be Paid for Your Patience
... mean Apple can't continue rising over the middle term. Still, some investors may feel reluctant to making an investment at current price levels. «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
8
Better Buy After the Separation: eBay or PayPal?
... PayPal stock after the split, even if PayPal will most probably continue outgrowing eBay by a considerable margin over the middle term. «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
9
United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) Inaugurates New Shared …
The firm has also noted that the facility might be able to create more job openings in the realm of “finance and accounting” in the middle term ... «WallStreet Scope, Jul 15»
10
Analysis Indonesia's Property Market; Overview & Foreign Ownership
... of the population being below the age of 30, implying that many Indonesians are expected to buy their first property in the near-middle term. «Indonesia Investments, Jul 15»

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