What's the difference between proposition and statement?

Proposition


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.
  • (n.) That which is proposed; that which is offered, as for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; a proposal; as, the enemy made propositions of peace; his proposition was not accepted.
  • (n.) A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed; as, the propositions of Wyclif and Huss.
  • (n.) A complete sentence, or part of a sentence consisting of a subject and predicate united by a copula; a thought expressed or propounded in language; a from of speech in which a predicate is affirmed or denied of a subject; as, snow is white.
  • (n.) A statement in terms of a truth to be demonstrated, or of an operation to be performed.
  • (n.) That which is offered or affirmed as the subject of the discourse; anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration.
  • (n.) The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The data support the proposition that the latency of P300 corresponds to stimulus evaluation time and is independent of response selection.
  • (2) The proposition put forward in this paper is that standards of nursing practice can only be assured if the profession is able to find ways of responding to the intuitions and gut reactions of its practitioners.
  • (3) The major propositions of self-efficacy theory are described and related to the experience of women approaching labor.
  • (4) In the Proposition 8 legal action, the supreme court could decide: • There is a constitutional right, under the equal protection clauses, for gay couples to wed, in which case the laws in 30 states prohibiting same-sex marriages are overturned.
  • (5) This paper briefly explores the following propositions: People usually attend their doctors with complaints of individual functioning.
  • (6) This study tests the proposition that selected behaviors of both mother and infant during feeding are predictors of weight gain during the 1st mth of life.
  • (7) Selection of dominant follicle(s)--a speculative proposition assuming timely and selective activation of the IGF-I system in "chosen" follicles.
  • (8) The paper finishes with concrete propositions of proceeding when the computer system is implemented and shows possibilities of scientific data evaluation of a microbiological data base.
  • (9) To evaluate the generality of this proposition we studied procedural learning on three different tasks in an amnesic patient who displayed no signs of intellectual deterioration including problem-solving difficulty.
  • (10) Recent data are cited for the proposition that these changes constitute a closed pathogenetic concatenation creating a vicious circle.
  • (11) Meanwhile, California voters pass Proposition 8, the controversial ballot measure that defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
  • (12) This proposition is justified by the severe side effects of the currently used chronic anticonvulsant drug therapy in febrile seizures (phenobarbital and valproate).
  • (13) In view of the facts that uric acid is a common end-product of human and animal metabolism, it is abundantly present in the avian faecal matter and is capable of inducing mucoid growth and capsule formation in dry growing non-encapsulated strains or in an otherwise rough looking hypha forming isolate, its role in studying the phylogenesis of C. neoformans and its pathogenicity seems to be an important proposition.
  • (14) The dotcom fiasco, and that is what it looks like, noting as we do many more complaints over praise for the current proposition, leaves a bitter taste for investors to our minds.
  • (15) The author rejects the proposition, encountered in some parts of the psychoanalytic and social-science literature, that certain types of disturbances correspond to certain epochs or forms of society.
  • (16) The government would also be making a big call if it refused to budge because it would risk having to negotiate with the disparate group of crossbench senators to salvage the deal, a difficult proposition on such a significant trade agreement.
  • (17) It is first reasserted that the idea that the problem drinking paradigm is nothing more than a bid by psychologists to take over the alcohol studies field is neither a useful nor serious proposition.
  • (18) "The moon is very visible and any proposition by another country to set up a permanent presence there would be unacceptable to the Americans."
  • (19) Although the amino acid sequences of the two ferritin subunits (H and L) diverge in about 50% of the coding region, their five alpha-helices and the exon sizes of their genes are compatible with the proposition that they diverged from a single ancestral gene.
  • (20) In this life,” he said, smiling, “you have to make some money.” He then spelled out the cartel’s proposition: it would pay Sirleaf handsomely in exchange for his help in using Liberia as a transit hub for smuggling cocaine from Colombia into Europe.

Statement


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.
  • (n.) That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Unfortunately, due to confidentiality clauses that have been imposed on us by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, we are unable to provide our full names and … titles … However, we believe the evidence that will be submitted will validate the statements that we are making in this submission.” The submission detailed specific allegations – including names and dates – of sexual abuse of child detainees, violence and bullying of children, suicide attempts by children and medical neglect.
  • (2) Of course the job is not done and we will continue to remain vigilant to all risks, particularly when the global economic situation is so uncertain,” the chancellor said in a statement.
  • (3) A statement from the company said it had assigned all its assets for the benefit of creditors, in accordance with Massachusetts' law.
  • (4) As May delivered her statement in the chamber, police helicopters hovered overhead and a police cordon remained in place around Westminster, but MPs from across the political spectrum were determined to show that they were continuing with business as usual.
  • (5) So too his statement that "in Zulu culture you cannot leave a woman if she is ready.
  • (6) We are pleased to see the process moving forward and look forward to its resolution,” a Target spokeswoman, Molly Snyder, said in an emailed statement.
  • (7) 12pm, Channel 4 press office: "I refer you to the statement put out last night."
  • (8) In conjunction with the development of a computerized goal-oriented record system at Forest Hospital Des Plaines, Illinois, research staff developed a psychiatric goal list from goal statements most frequently used at the hospital.
  • (9) Local and international media and watchdog organisations such as the World Association of Newspapers , Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders have issued statements strongly condemning the prison sentence.
  • (10) Whilst we deeply regret all these incidents and acknowledge that the care of these patients could have been better, this is a relatively low number of incidents for a hospital of this size,” it said in a statement.
  • (11) In a statement the Los Angeles County department of public health said: "Though legionella bacteria was identified in a water sample taken from the Playboy Mansion, this bacteria has not been determined as the source of the respiratory outbreak.
  • (12) In a statement, a St James's Palace spokesman said: "The Duchess of Cambridge has been discharged from the King Edward VII hospital and will now head to Kensington Palace for a period of rest.
  • (13) Pressure test and impact test are leading to different strength statements.
  • (14) • Written, oral and video statements of self-incrimination and self-renunciation by the detainees, apparently induced by the authorities, have been released through official media channels (for example, lawyer Zhang Kai was induced to make such a statement, which he later retracted).
  • (15) However, financial markets seem unconcerned: 10-year gilts have rallied since the statement.
  • (16) A statement from the club read: "Everybody at Sheffield United is extremely shocked and saddened to learn of the death of former player and manager Gary Speed.
  • (17) I suppose he’ll have to go to QPR.” Lampard released a statement confirming his departure from Chelsea that read: “When I arrived at this fantastic club 13 years ago I would never have believed that I would be fortunate enough to play so many games and enjoy sharing in so much success.
  • (18) The report says this tactic has helped the west uncover at least one of Iran's secret nuclear sites and, according to official statements by the Iranians, has caused enrichment centrifuges to break.
  • (19) Their only clues were two statements involving contrasting mental terms, with each statement referring to one of the possible hiding places.
  • (20) According to Israeli media reports, the US statement had caused "senior officials in Jerusalem to tear out their hair".

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