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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Classification of Terms according to Application

1. UNIVERSAL-  a term, which is applied to a member of a given class.
               
Ex.          All meteors are heavenly bodies.
                        All prisoners are law-breakers.

2. PARTICULAR- a term, which is applied to an indeterminately designed portion of its absolute extension.
                Ex.          Some reformers are protagonist.
                               Many rich people are not happy in life.

3. SINGULAR- a term, which is applied to only one specified object, individual or group.
                Ex.          He is a combatant.
                               She is a sorority member. 

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