verbal proposition

noun

: a proposition in which the subject and predicate are only verbally different and which conveys no real information unless about the meaning of words

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“Verbal proposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verbal%20proposition. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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