Term: Nature,

Meaning, & Inverse

Relationship

Lesson 4
Objectives:
• Identify and define terms in logic
• Discuss the nature and relationship of
comprehension and extension
COMPREHENSION

• sum total of the attributes/notes by which a

term/idea is known
• this is by definition

• Example: Man is rational animal

EXTENSION

• sum total of individuals, things or beings to

which an idea is applied
• This is by example

• Example of man---Peter, John, American,

Pinoy
TERMS

• An approach to logic that splits propositions

into two terms; subject and predicate
• Term, in logic, the subject or predicate of a
categorical proposition or statement
Subject and Predicate

The subject is what (or whom) the sentence is about,

while the predicate tells something about the subject. In
the following sentences, the predicate is enclosed in
braces ({}), while the subject is highlighted.
• Judy {runs}.
• Judy and her dog {run on the beach every morning}.
CLASSIFICATION
OF TERM
Ultimate structure of an element of
External Representation a proposition

Oral term Simple

Written Term Complex

 External
Representation
Oral Term
• an articulate sound that serves as a
conventional or arbitrary sign of a
concept
• A sign from which a simple proposition
(oral, written, or mental) is made. It is
the ultimate significant element into
which a sentence or proposition may be
resolved.
Written Term

• a printed or written word that

signifies a concept
• made or done in writing.
Ultimate structure
of an element of a
proposition
Simple

• it has only one single word as subject or predicate.

Ex. A dog is an animal.

Subject Predicate
Complex

• a group of words that signifies one thing or kind of

thing when they are taken together as a unit.
• There are two or more words acting as the predicate.

Ex. . Men are rational animal.

Subject Predicate
Thank you