pons asinorum

noun

Meaning

A method for finding the middle term of a syllogism in Aristotlean analytics.
An obstacle which will defeat a beginner or foolish person.
A proposition in Euclid stating that the angles at the base of an isoceles triangle are equal.

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Related words

figure(English)forward reasoning(English)subsumption(English)major premise(English)abduction(English)position(English)law of excluded middle(English)simplification(English)

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