What does "minor premise" mean?

The second premise in a categorical syllogism, whose subject is the minor term and whose predicate is the middle term.

What is a synonym for "minor premise"?

Common synonyms include: affirmation, assertion, assumption, axiom, basis, data.

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Noun

1
The second premise in a categorical syllogism, whose subject is the minor term and whose predicate is the middle term.
"The minor premise in John Stuart Mill's famous syllogism is 'Socrates is a man'."
2
the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) wordnet

"The minor premise in John Stuart Mill's famous syllogism is 'Socrates is a man'."