Proposition

Quick meaning: Proposition is a noun meaning (uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.

Meaning

(uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.

More Meanings

1. (countable) An idea, plan, or suggestion offered.
2. (countable, business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.
3. (countable, US, politics) In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
4. (grammar) A complete sentence.
5. (countable, mathematics, philosophy) An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
6. (countable, mathematics) An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
7. (countable, logic) The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and is connected by a copula.

Example Sentences

the propositions of Wyclif and Huss

“Wiktionary is a good dictionary” is a proposition.

Our English nouns remain unchanged, whether they form the subject or the object of a proposition.

And it would be a fine proposition If I was a stupid girl But honey, I am no one's exception This I have previously learned

Word Forms

• propositions
• propositioning
• propositioned

Synonyms for proposition

Depending on context, synonyms include proposal, suggestion, statement, proffer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include proffer, suggestion, offer, proposal, recommendation, claim.

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