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... figure , the classification of syllogisms accord- ing to the arrangement of the middle term , namely , the term ( subject or predicate of a proposition ) that occurs in both premises but not in the conclusion . There are four figures : ...
... figure , the classification of syllogisms accord- ing to the arrangement of the middle term , namely , the term ( subject or predicate of a proposition ) that occurs in both premises but not in the conclusion . There are four figures : ...
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... figure skating , sport in which an ice skater describes or outlines precise geometric figures in a graceful manner . The special figure skate used has a characteristic blade , which is hol- low ground to emphasize its two edges and has ...
... figure skating , sport in which an ice skater describes or outlines precise geometric figures in a graceful manner . The special figure skate used has a characteristic blade , which is hol- low ground to emphasize its two edges and has ...
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... figures and animals , seeing both as the sum of geometrized parts- bodies becoming triangles , legs and arms be- coming sticks . First used just as patterns , they later developed into more complex groupings , usually narrative ...
... figures and animals , seeing both as the sum of geometrized parts- bodies becoming triangles , legs and arms be- coming sticks . First used just as patterns , they later developed into more complex groupings , usually narrative ...
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