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Adjective: syllogistic  ,si-lu'ji-stik
  1. Of or relating to or consisting of syllogism
    "syllogistic reasoning"
Noun: syllogistic  ,si-lu'ji-stik
  1. In logic, the formal analysis of logical terms and operators and the structures that make it possible to infer true conclusions from given premises.
    "Aristotelian syllogistic became known as 'categorical syllogistic' and the Peripatetic adaptation of Stoic syllogistic as 'hypothetical syllogistic'."

Derived forms: syllogistics

Type of: logic

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