middle term

English

Noun

middle term (plural middle terms)

1. (logic) The term of a syllogism that appears in both the major premise and the minor premise, but not in the conclusion.

   Coordinate terms: minor term, major term

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: välijäsen
• French: moyen terme (fr) m
• Polish: przesłanka średnia f

Further reading

• “middle term”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.