disjunctive syllogism

English

Noun

disjunctive syllogism (plural disjunctive syllogisms)

(logic) A logical argument of the form that if there are only two possibilities, and one of them is ruled out, then the other must take place. In symbols: $P\vee Q,\neg P\vdash Q$

Translations

a form of logical argument

Catalan: sil·logisme disjuntiu m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 选言三段论 (xuǎnyán sānduànlùn)
French: syllogisme disjonctif m
German: disjunktiver Syllogismus m
Italian: sillogismo disgiuntivo m
Japanese: 選言三段論法 (sengen sandan ronpō)
Korean: 선언적 삼단 논법 (seoneonjeok samdan nonbeop)
Serbo-Croatian: дисјункциони силогизам m, disjunkcioni silogizam m
Spanish: silogismo disyuntivo m

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