propositions
Statements needing proof
Propositions are statements put forward for consideration or debate—claims that can be true or false.
In logic, a proposition is the content of a declarative sentence.
In business, a value proposition is what makes an offer worthwhile.
To proposition someone is to make a proposal, especially a sexual one: He propositioned her at the bar.
The noun carries this sense too: She rejected his proposition.
Proposal to provide
- bidOffer to purchase
- tenderSoft or sore
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
pitch · submission · motion · initiative · plan · scheme · approach · advance
Academic argument requiring defense
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
premise · hypothesis · postulate · assumption · declaration · position · stance · viewpoint
Sentence's non-subject portion
- quantifierWord expressing amount
- syllogismFormal deductive argument structure
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- tautologyRedundant or circular statement
antecedent · consequent · deduction · contrapositive · axiom · theorem · proof · validity
Agreement or distribution
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- agreementShared position between parties
- bargainFavorable purchase price
transaction · settlement · accord · arrangement · terms · partnership · venture · merger
Seeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- declarationFormal public announcement
- kneelingLowering onto bent legs
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
ring · betrothal · suitor · asking · acceptance · rejection · sweetheart · valentine
offer
Proposal to provide
- bidOffer to purchase
- tenderSoft or sore
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
overture · pitch · submission · motion · initiative · plan · scheme · approach · advance · invitation
thesis
Academic argument requiring defense
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- statementExpressed claim or fact
contention · premise · hypothesis · postulate · assumption · declaration · position · stance · viewpoint · opinion
predicate
Sentence's non-subject portion
- quantifierWord expressing amount
- syllogismFormal deductive argument structure
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
tautology · antecedent · consequent · deduction · contrapositive · axiom · theorem · proof · validity · implication
deal
Agreement or distribution
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- agreementShared position between parties
bargain · transaction · settlement · accord · arrangement · terms · partnership · venture · merger · acquisition
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- declarationFormal public announcement
- kneelingLowering onto bent legs
engagement · ring · betrothal · suitor · asking · acceptance · rejection · sweetheart · valentine · serenade
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- assertionsassertions, asserting, assert, statements, stating
- logicpremise, premises, conclusion, conclusions, inference
- philosophyethics, logic, metaphysics, ontology, epistemology
- ballot measuresinitiative, measures, bond measure, referendums, constitutional amendment
- California governmentstate constitution, legislature, executive branch, judicial branch, governor
propositionsfacts
Verifiable pieces of truth
certainties · axioms · givens · self-evident truths · known quantities
propositionsrejections
Formal refusals given
refusals · withdrawals · retractions · denials · rebuffs
propositionscounterpropositions
Opposing statements or suggestions
contradictions · negations · refutations · antitheses · rebuttals
- proposition betWager on unusual specifics
- value propositionPromised benefit to customers
- Proposition 82008 California marriage amendment