Etymology

modus ponendo tollens

Today it means: A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the infirmation of the consequent. Modus ponendo tollens has the form Full definition →

Latin modus
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  1. Latin · borrowed frommodus
  2. English todaymodus ponendo tollens

Borrowed from Latin modus pōnendō tollens (roughly, “mode where affirming infirms”).

Words from the same roots

Latinmodus all →

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