Statement vs. Proposition: What's the Difference?
Statement and Proposition Definitions
Statement
The act of stating or declaring
The attorney's statement took an hour.
Proposition
A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal.
Statement
Something stated; a declaration
The witness made many false statements.
Proposition
A matter to be dealt with; a task
Finding affordable housing can be a difficult proposition.
Statement
A formal oral or written declaration, especially with regard to facts or claims
In a statement, the firm denied any wrongdoing.
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Proposition
An offer of a private bargain, especially a request for sexual relations.
Statement
An abstract of a commercial or financial account showing an amount due; a bill.
Proposition
A subject for discussion or analysis.
Statement
A monthly report sent to a debtor or bank depositor.
Proposition
A statement that affirms or denies something.
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Statement
(Computers) An elementary instruction in a programming language.
Proposition
The meaning expressed in such a statement, as opposed to the way it is expressed.
Statement
An overall impression or mood intended to be communicated, especially by means other than words
Glass, exposed beams, and antiques created a strong decorative statement.
Proposition
(Mathematics) A theorem.
Statement
Having a striking appearance, often because of large size, unusual design, or extensive ornamentation
A statement necklace.
Statement furniture.
Proposition
To propose a private bargain to, especially to propose sexual relations with.
Statement
A declaration or remark.
Make a statement
Publish a statement
Utter a statement
Proposition
(uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
Statement
A presentation of opinion or position.
Proposition
(countable) An idea or a plan offered.
Statement
(finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.
A bank statement
Proposition
The terms of a transaction offered.
Statement
(computing) An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.
Proposition
In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
Statement
(transitive) To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
Proposition
(grammar) A complete sentence.
Statement
The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or on paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.
Proposition
The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and connected by a copula.
“‘Wiktionary is a good dictionary’ is a proposition” is a proposition.
Statement
That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital.
Proposition
An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
Statement
A message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc;
According to his statement he was in London on that day
Proposition
An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
Statement
A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true;
It was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
Proposition
A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed.
The propositions of Wyclif and Huss
Statement
(music) the presentation of a musical theme;
The initial statement of the sonata
Proposition
(poetic) The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
Statement
A nonverbal message;
A Cadillac makes a statement about who you are
His tantrums are a statement of his need for attention
Proposition
Misspelling of preposition
Statement
The act of affirming or asserting or stating something
Proposition
To make a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
Statement
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Proposition
To make an offer or suggestion to (someone).
Statement
A document showing credits and debits
Proposition
The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.
Proposition
That which is proposed; that which is offered, as for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; a proposal; as, the enemy made propositions of peace; his proposition was not accepted.
Proposition
A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed; as, the propositions of Wyclif and Huss.
Some persons . . . change their propositions according as their temporal necessities or advantages do turn.
Proposition
A complete sentence, or part of a sentence consisting of a subject and predicate united by a copula; a thought expressed or propounded in language; a from of speech in which a predicate is affirmed or denied of a subject; as, snow is white.
Proposition
A statement in terms of a truth to be demonstrated, or of an operation to be performed.
Proposition
That which is offered or affirmed as the subject of the discourse; anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration.
Proposition
The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.
Proposition
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
Proposition
A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection;
It was a suggestion we couldn't refuse
Proposition
An offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
Proposition
The act of making a proposal;
They listened to her proposal
Proposition
A task to be dealt with;
Securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition
Proposition
Suggest sex to;
She was propositioned by a stranger at the party
