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S0570500 (sə-rī′tēz, sô-) Logic n. pl. sorites 1. An argument presenting a series of premises that can be analyzed as a chain of syllogisms, with each syllogism's major term forming the minor term of the next, until a final conclusion is attained. For example, a sorites might consist of the premises that some pets are snakes, that no snakes have fur, and that only furry things are cuddly, yielding the conclusion that not all pets are cuddly.2. An argument exploiting the imprecision of everyday language to reach a paradoxical conclusion. The classic argument of this sort maintains that one grain of sand does not make a heap and that adding a single grain of sand to something that is not a heap does not make a heap, yielding the conclusion that no additional amount of sand can make a heap.adj. Of or relating to a sorites: a sorites paradox.

[Latin sōrītēs, from Greek sōreitēs, from sōros, heap; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]

sorites

(sɒˈraɪtiːz) n (Logic) logic a. a polysyllogism in which the premises are arranged so that intermediate conclusions are omitted, being understood, and only the final conclusion is statedb. a paradox of the form: these few grains of sand do not constitute a heap, and the addition of a single grain never makes what is not yet a heap into a heap: so no matter how many single grains one adds it never becomes a heap. [C16: via Latin from Greek sōreitēs, literally: heaped, from sōros a heap] soritical, soˈritic adj

sor•i•tes

(sɔˈraɪ tiz, soʊ-)

n. a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next. [1545–55; < Latin sōrītēs < Greek sōreítēs, derivative of sōrós a heap]

sorites

an elliptical series of syllogism, in which the premises are so arranged that the predicate of the first is the subject of the next, continuing thus until the subject of the first is united with the predicate of the last. — soritical, soritic, adj.See also: Logic

Sorites

a heap or series of propositions; a heap or pile.Examples: sorites of flaming anthracite, 1871; sorites of facts, 1875; sorites of observances, 1664; song sorites of sciences and tongues, 1670.

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释义	sorites enUK so·ri·tes S0570500 (sə-rī′tēz, sô-) Logic n. pl. sorites 1. An argument presenting a series of premises that can be analyzed as a chain of syllogisms, with each syllogism's major term forming the minor term of the next, until a final conclusion is attained. For example, a sorites might consist of the premises that some pets are snakes, that no snakes have fur, and that only furry things are cuddly, yielding the conclusion that not all pets are cuddly.2. An argument exploiting the imprecision of everyday language to reach a paradoxical conclusion. The classic argument of this sort maintains that one grain of sand does not make a heap and that adding a single grain of sand to something that is not a heap does not make a heap, yielding the conclusion that no additional amount of sand can make a heap.adj. Of or relating to a sorites: a sorites paradox. [Latin sōrītēs, from Greek sōreitēs, from sōros, heap; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.] sorites (sɒˈraɪtiːz) n (Logic) logic a. a polysyllogism in which the premises are arranged so that intermediate conclusions are omitted, being understood, and only the final conclusion is statedb. a paradox of the form: these few grains of sand do not constitute a heap, and the addition of a single grain never makes what is not yet a heap into a heap: so no matter how many single grains one adds it never becomes a heap. [C16: via Latin from Greek sōreitēs, literally: heaped, from sōros a heap] soritical, soˈritic adj sor•i•tes (sɔˈraɪ tiz, soʊ-) n. a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next. [1545–55; < Latin sōrītēs < Greek sōreítēs, derivative of sōrós a heap] sorites an elliptical series of syllogism, in which the premises are so arranged that the predicate of the first is the subject of the next, continuing thus until the subject of the first is united with the predicate of the last. — soritical, soritic, adj.See also: Logic Sorites a heap or series of propositions; a heap or pile.Examples: sorites of flaming anthracite, 1871; sorites of facts, 1875; sorites of observances, 1664; song sorites of sciences and tongues, 1670.
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