Statement vs. Proposition
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 statementPropositionnoun
The terms of a transaction offered.
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 dayPropositionnoun
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.Statementnoun
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true;
it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was truePropositionnoun
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 sonataPropositionnoun
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 attentionPropositionnoun
A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed.
the propositions of Wyclif and HussStatementnoun
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 refusePropositionnoun
an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
Propositionnoun
the act of making a proposal;
they listened to her proposalPropositionnoun
a task to be dealt with;
securing adequate funding is a time-consuming propositionPropositionverb
suggest sex to;
She was propositioned by a stranger at the party
