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INDEFINITE PROPOSITION

\ɪndˈɛfɪnət pɹˌɒpəzˈɪʃən], \ɪndˈɛfɪnət pɹˌɒpəzˈɪʃən], \ɪ_n_d_ˈɛ_f_ɪ_n_ə_t p_ɹ_ˌɒ_p_ə_z_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of INDEFINITE PROPOSITION

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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In Log., a proposition with a common term, but without any sign to show whether it is distributed or undistributed, i.e. the universal or particular; as, "Barbarians can be civilized." Here it is indefinite whether all be meant, or some.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
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