Statement vs. Proposition

Statement vs. Proposition — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Statement and Proposition

Statementnoun

A declaration or remark.

Propositionnoun

(uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.

Statementnoun

A presentation of opinion or position.

Propositionnoun

(countable) An idea or a plan offered.

Statementnoun

(finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.

a bank statement

Propositionnoun

The terms of a transaction offered.

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Statementnoun

(computing) An instruction in a computer program.

Propositionnoun

In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.

Statementverb

(transitive) To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.

Propositionnoun

(grammar) A complete sentence.

Statementnoun

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

Propositionnoun

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.
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Statementnoun

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true;

it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true

Propositionnoun

An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.

Statementnoun

(music) the presentation of a musical theme;

the initial statement of the sonata

Propositionnoun

An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.

Statementnoun

a nonverbal message;

a Cadillac makes a statement about who you arehis tantrums are a statement of his need for attention

Propositionnoun

A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed.

the propositions of Wyclif and Huss

Statementnoun

the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

Propositionnoun

(poetry) The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.

Statementnoun

(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

Propositionverb

To make a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved).

Statementnoun

a document showing credits and debits

Propositionverb

To make an offer or suggestion to (someone).

Propositionnoun

(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

Propositionnoun

a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection;

it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse

Propositionnoun

an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)

Propositionnoun

the act of making a proposal;

they listened to her proposal

Propositionnoun

a task to be dealt with;

securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition

Propositionverb

suggest sex to;

She was propositioned by a stranger at the party