dictum de omni et nullo

dic·​tum de om·​ni et nul·​lo

¦diktəmdā¦ȯmnēˌetˈnu̇(ˌ)lō

: an axiom in logic: whatever may be affirmed or denied of a class may be affirmed or denied of every member of it

Word History

Etymology

Latin, maxim of all and none

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

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