sōrītes, ae (acc. sing. soritam, Cic. ap. Non. p. 329, 20 dub.), m.,
= σωρείτης, a logical sophism formed by an accumulation of arguments , a sorites (pure Lat. acervus), Cic. Div. 2, 4, 11; id. Ac. 2 ( Luc. ), 16, 49; 2, 33, 107; Sen. Ben. 5, 19, 9.
sōrītēs ae, dat.ī, m , σωρείτης, a logical chain, cumulative reasoning, sorites. ...
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·noun An abridged form of stating of syllogisms in a series of propositions so arranged that the pre...
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