命題
Meanings
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Academic or logical use: a statement, proposition, or central thesis that can be argued, examined, or tested. Especially common in logic, mathematics, philosophy, and scholarly writing.
Even if this proposition is true, its converse is not necessarily true.
His paper examines the thesis that markets are always rational.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Formal use for an important issue or challenge to be faced, often in social, political, academic, or business contexts. It sounds more abstract and weighty than everyday 問題 or 課題.
Measures against the declining birthrate are an important challenge for the government.
Decarbonization has become an unavoidable issue for many companies.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉という命題を証明するto prove a proposition that ~
It took him ten years to prove the proposition.
- 命題が成り立つthe proposition holds (is true)
This proposition only holds under certain conditions.
- 命題を立てるto formulate/set up a proposition
He formulated a proposition as the starting point of his research.
- 〈事〉を命題として掲げるto put forward ~ as a central issue/thesis
The company has put forward environmental protection as a central management issue.
- 命題に取り組むto tackle a (weighty) issue
We need to seriously tackle the issue of the declining birthrate.