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sorites Definition

so·ri·tes (sō rīt′ēz)

noun pl. -·tes

Logic a series of premises followed by a conclusion, arranged so that the predicate of the first premise is the subject of the next, and so forth, the conclusion uniting the subject of the first with the predicate of the last in an elliptical series of syllogisms

Etymology: L < Gr sōreitēs (syllogismos), heaped up (syllogism) < sōros, a heap: see soma

sorites Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • paradox: Or ask the question how a thermostat avoids the sorites paradox?
  • argument: Can sorites arguments be used to argue for this result?

Browse dictionary entries near sorites

  1. ‹ soring
  2. ‹ soricine
  3. ‹ sori
  4. ‹ sorgo
  5. ‹ sorghum
  6. ‹ sorely
  7. ‹ Sorel
  8. ‹ sorehead
  9. ‹ sore
  10. ‹ sordor
  1. sororal ›
  2. sororate ›
  3. sororicide ›
  4. sorority ›
  5. Soros, George ›
  6. sorosis ›
  7. sorption ›
  8. sorrel ›
  9. sorrel tree ›
  10. Sorrento ›