单词 | convertend |
释义 | convertendn. Logic. The name given by Hamilton to the proposition to be converted, or as it stands before conversion; see convert v. 4b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > conversion of a proposition > [noun] > proposition to be converted exposita1826 convertenda1856 a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) IV. App. 257 The original or given proposition is called the Converse, or Converted..It would be better to call [it] the Convertend..This language I shall use. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) I. 257. 1870 W. S. Jevons Elem. Lessons Logic (1880) x. 82 In order that the converse or converted proposition shall be inferred from the convertend. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.a1856 |
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