# modus ponens

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent. Modus ponens has the form

## Etymology
From Latin modus ponendo ponens (roughly, “mode where affirming affirms”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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