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Where does “modus ponens” come from?

modus ponens (English) comes from Latin modus ponendo ponens.

modus ponens (English): A valid form of argument in which the antecedent...

Definitions

  1. A valid form of argument in which the antecedent...

Ancestry of “modus ponens”, step by step

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1Latinmodus ponendo ponens—
Every word from Latin modus ponendo ponens →