modus ponens

Etymology
From (roughly, “mode where affirming affirms”).

Noun

 * 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
 * 1. If P, then Q.
 * 2. P.
 * 3. Therefore, Q.

Hypernyms

 * See also Thesaurus:argument form
 * See also Thesaurus:argument form

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 肯定前件
 * Icelandic: aðskilnaðarregla, aðskilnaðarháttur
 * Persian: وضع مقدم