Modus Ponendo Ponens/Linguistic Note

Linguistic Note on Modus Ponendo Ponens

Modus Ponendo Ponens is Latin for mode (or method) that by affirming, affirms.

The shorter form Modus Ponens means mode that affirms, of method of affirming.


Sources

  • 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): modus ponens
  • 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): modus ponens
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