particular proposition

<philosphical terminology> a statement whose propositional quantity is determined by the assertion that at least one member of one class of things is either included or excluded as a member of some other class. Examples: "Some cows are Jerseys." and "Some school holidays are not postal holidays." are both particular.

[A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names]

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