Noun: major premise
- The premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
"In the syllogism 'All humans are mortal; Socrates is human; therefore, Socrates is mortal,' the major premise is 'All humans are mortal'";
- major premiss
Derived forms: major premises
Type of: assumption, premise, premiss
Part of: syllogism
Encyclopedia: Major premise