Definition of Goclenian sorites
:a sorites in which the order of the premises is reversed
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Goclenian sorites
noun
Go·cle·ni·an sorites
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Origin and Etymology of goclenian sorites
Rudolf Goclenius †1628 German logician + English -an
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