proposition
/ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/
noun
Meaning
The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
An idea or a plan offered.
(business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.
In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
(grammar) A complete sentence.
The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and connected by a copula.
"“'Wiktionary is a good dictionary' is a proposition” is a proposition."
An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed.
"the propositions of Wyclif and Huss"
The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
Synonyms
verb
Meaning
To make a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
To make an offer or suggestion to (someone).