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middle term

n. Abbr. M Logic
The term in a syllogism presented in both premises but not appearing in the conclusion.
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middle term

n
(Logic) logic the term that appears in both the major and minor premises of a syllogism, but not in the conclusion. Also called: mean or middle
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mid′dle term′


n.
the term of a syllogism that appears in both premises but not in the conclusion.
[1595–1605]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.middle term - the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion
term - one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
major premise, major premiss - the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption - the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
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Nor would it have been an expectation of a hopeful kind, since a small part of his income was derived from the pilotage of timid women (mostly of a full habit and past the middle term of life) from Tellson's side of the tides to the opposite shore.
He was beyond the middle term of life, with gray hair, a thin, gray beard, and a face singularly marked with intellect and cultivation, but which could never, even in his more youthful days, have expressed much warmth of heart.
In one way it is a shame that some players will have to miss out as every player in Southampton will have a strong case for inclusion in the Ashes squad, but the positive is that this group shows we now have a degree of depth, which stands us in good stead both now and in the middle term," Cricket.com.au quoted Hohns as saying.
In the middle term there is a great deal an aroused electorate can take if it does not give up in despair.
In inquiry, as Aristotle indicates in Posterior Analytics 2, we seek the middle term ([phrase omitted]) that is the explanatory ground ([phrase omitted]) of something about which we can have knowledge.
"Middle term, a lot of Chinese business will move to other countries," he added.
In demonstrations, the middle term explains why the major term is predicated of the minor.
The region, particularly mainland China, offers numerous opportunities for satellite pay-TV Our initial assumption is that the "satellite TV platforms" type of services is unlikely to be launched in the short to middle term. Still, licensees for such services would likely be Chinese companies that are potentially state-owned.
Telecom Egypt's statement pointed out that there is no immediate financial effect of this agreement, but it's expected to increase the company's revenues on the middle term as the pricing of the new services depends on the quota.
Last year, the Russian diaper market amounted to RUB 6.7 billion ($120 million) in sales terms, which, according to Manturov, Russia's Minister of Industry and Trade, and a person that oversees the development of the diaper industry in the Russian government, is a very small figure for the country, but, he says, the market has the potential to grow by 10 times in the middle term.
The search for a consensus began after Republican board member Keven Ellis asked Ron Wetherington, a Southern Methodist University professor who was one of 10 committee members who wrote the letter, if there was a "middle term" that didn't stray too far from the word "evaluate."

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