- plural of proposition.
- present tense form of proposition (3rd person singular).
propositions
Example Sentences
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"You can decompose a thought into subcomponents, like little atoms of logical propositions, and you can combine them in a hierarchical manner to make more complex structured rules, very akin to language."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
This demonstrates the value of America’s lead, but it isn’t clear government has a better solution to the safety risks even as it threatens to turn the labs’ billion-dollar superintelligence bets into lose-lose propositions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
California voters will decide 14 statewide propositions in the Nov. 3 election, measures placed on the ballot mostly by either powerful interest groups or lawmakers that will affect the lives of millions of Californians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
It’s choosing people who only allocate capital to losing propositions.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Several propositions may be interconnected by a set of coherence relations, and the resulting chunk is in turn connected to others.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
