disjunction
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He answered but by disjunctives, therefore can it not be true which he saith; for the verity of such-like propositions is inherent only in one of its two members.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
Our trusty friend, stir not, nor imburse any; but let us vary the chance, and speak without disjunctives.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
But hypothetical propositions, i.e. both disjunctives and conditionals, are true complex propositions, since with several terms they contain but a single assertion.
From Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic by Stebbing, W. (William)
Vocabulary lists containing disjunction
junct, join
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