PLURATIVE
\plˈʊ͡əɹətˌɪv], \plˈʊəɹətˌɪv], \p_l_ˈʊə_ɹ_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]\
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In Log., = more than not. (1) ''Men are mortal," i.e. all men, is a universal proposition. (2) " Men have made great discoveries," i.e. some men, is particular. (3) " Men are prejudiced," i.e. more [plures] than not-more than half-are prejudiced, is plurative. From two P. as premisses-though not universals, but particulars-a particular-conclusion may sometimes be drawn ; thus, "Five-sixths of the army were Persians ; five-sixths of the army fled : therefore some Persians fled." ( Vide Archbishop Thomson's Laws of Thought.)
By Henry Percy Smith
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