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  2. Modus operandi - Wikipedia

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    A modus operandi (often shortened to M.O. or MO) is an individual's habits of working, particularly in the context of business or criminal investigations, but also generally. It is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as ' mode (or manner) of operating ' .

  3. Modus tollens - Wikipedia

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    In propositional logic, modus tollens (/ ˈ m oʊ d ə s ˈ t ɒ l ɛ n z /) (MT), also known as modus tollendo tollens (Latin for "mode that by denying denies") [2] and denying the consequent, [3] is a deductive argument form and a rule of inference. Modus tollens is a mixed hypothetical syllogism that takes the form of "If P, then Q. Not Q ...

  4. Modus ponens - Wikipedia

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    Modus ponens is a mixed hypothetical syllogism and is closely related to another valid form of argument, modus tollens. Both have apparently similar but invalid forms: affirming the consequent and denying the antecedent. Constructive dilemma is the disjunctive version of modus ponens. The history of modus ponens goes back to antiquity. [4]

  5. Interpol notice - Wikipedia

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    The information disseminated via notices concerns individuals wanted for serious crimes, missing persons, unidentified bodies, possible threats, prison escapes, and criminals' modus operandi. [1] There are eight types of notices, seven of which are colour-coded by their function: red, blue, green, yellow, black, orange, and purple.

  6. Material conditional - Wikipedia

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    The material conditional is also notated using the infixes and . [2] In the prefixed Polish notation , conditionals are notated as C p q {\displaystyle Cpq} . In a conditional formula p → q {\displaystyle p\to q} , the subformula p {\displaystyle p} is referred to as the antecedent and q {\displaystyle q} is termed the consequent of the ...

  7. List of Latin abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    However, with some exceptions (for example, versus or modus operandi), most of the Latin referent words and phrases are perceived as foreign to English. In a few cases, English referents have replaced the original Latin ones (e.g., "rest in peace" for RIP and "postscript" for PS).

  8. List of rules of inference - Wikipedia

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    The column-11 operator (IF/THEN), shows Modus ponens rule: when p→q=T and p=T only one line of the truth table (the first) satisfies these two conditions. On this line, q is also true. Therefore, whenever p → q is true and p is true, q must also be true.

  9. Genitive case - Wikipedia

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    wǒ 的 de 猫 māo [我的貓] 我 的 猫 wǒ de māo my cat However, about persons in relation to oneself, 的 is often dropped when the context allows for it to be easily understood. 我 wǒ 的 de 妈妈 māmā → 我 wǒ 妈妈 māmā [我媽媽] 我 的 妈妈 → 我 妈妈 wǒ de māmā {} wǒ māmā both mean "my mother" Persian Main article: Ezāfe Old Persian had a true genitive ...