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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

communication go
something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

substance, content, message, subject matter go
what a communication that is about something is about

statement go
a message that is stated or declared

proposition
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

noun.communication

9 Subcategories

particular, particular proposition go
(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
universal, universal proposition go
(logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
negation go
(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
converse go
a proposition obtained by conversion
lemma go
a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
theorem go
a proposition deducible from basic postulates
conclusion, ratiocination go
the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
postulate, posit go
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
axiom go
(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof