Particular Proposition (Noun)
Meaning
(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The statement "Some dogs are brown" is a particular proposition because it asserts something about some, but not all, members of the class of dogs.
- The sentence "A few students in the class failed the exam" is a particular proposition, as it asserts something about some members of the class of students.
- A particular proposition, such as "Some apples are rotten," does not apply to the entire class of apples.
- In the context of a logical argument, a particular proposition like "Some people can play the piano" serves to support a more general claim.
- A statement such as "A few birds in the forest have distinctive songs" is classified as a particular proposition, since it pertains to only a subset of the birds.