Middle_term Middle_term

Middle term - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Average, Axial, Axis, Balance, Bisect, Center, Central, Centralize, Centralized, Centric, Centroid, Centrum, Core

The middle term is the term that occurs in both premises (but not in the conclusion) of a categorical syllogism. The other two terms, called the end terms are the major term and minor term, which do appear in the conclusion.

Example:

Major premise: All P are Q
Minor premise: All Q are S
Conclusion: All P are S

The middle term is bolded above.

This article was originally based on material from the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, which is licensed under the GFDL.

Example Usage of Middle
history_book: Brittany in the Early Middle Ages (Variorum Collected Studies) - by Wendy Davies - Ashgate Variorum. http://tinyurl.com/y93o6f2
spirit20: @Estep I thought about windows foundation but couldnt figure out that Middle letter. Thx
jsalsman: .@yunjid which reality show were they trying to get on and which reality shows would prefer a faster growing Middle class to party crashers?
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