Proposition (disambiguation)

Proposition (disambiguation)

In philosophy and philosophical logic, a proposition is the content of an assertion.

Proposition may also refer to:

in mathematics
* Proposition (mathematics)
* Propositional formula, in mathematical logic

in debate and democracy
* Initiative
* Motion (democracy)
* Referendum

in science:
* Hypothesis
* Theory
* Thesis statement

in culture:
* Proposition bet, a bet made on a certain outcome
* "The Proposition", a 2005 film written by Nick Cave


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