Definition/Meaning of sorites

• English - Noun: sorites ( plural sorites ) ( logic , rhetoric ) A series of propositions whereby each conclusion is taken as the subject of the next . 1760 , Laurence Sterne , The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy , Gentleman , Penguin 2003, p . 130: Why?—he would ask , making use of the sorites or syllogism of Zeno and Chrysippus without knowing it belonged to them .—Why? why are we a ruined…
• English - Etymology: From the Latin sōrÄ«tēs , from the Ancient Greek σωρείτης ( sōreítēs , “ fallacy of the heap ” ), from σωρός ( sōrós , “ heap ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /səˈraɪtiːz/
• English - Anagrams: rosiest sorties stories
• Latin - Etymology: From Ancient Greek σωρείτης ( sōreítēs , “ fallacy of the heap ” ), from σωρός ( sōrós , “ heap ” ).