modus ponens

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modus ponens

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From Latin modus ponendo ponens (roughly, “mode where affirming affirms”).

noun

uncountable A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent. Modus ponens has the form 1. If P, then Q.

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noun a valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent

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@misc{modus_ponens_2026,
  title = {modus ponens},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/modus%20ponens},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}