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proposition

1. Philosophy

a. the content of a sentence that affirms or denies something and is capable of being true or false

b. the meaning of such a sentence: I am warm always expresses the same proposition whoever the speaker is

2. Maths a statement or theorem, usually containing its proof

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proposition [‚präp·ə′zish·ən]

(mathematics)

Any problem or theorem.

A statement that makes an assertion that is either false or true or has been designated as false or true.

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(logic)

proposition - A statement in propositional logic which may be either true or false. Each proposition is typically represented by a letter in a formula such as "p => q", meaning proposition p implies proposition q.