Proposition vs. Modal — What's the Difference?

In logic and linguistics, a proposition is the meaning of a declarative sentence. In philosophy, "meaning" is understood to be a non-linguistic entity which is shared by all sentences with the same meaning.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a mode.

A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal.

(Grammar) Of, relating to, or expressing the mood of a verb.

A matter to be dealt with; a task

(Music) Of, relating to, characteristic of, or composed in any of the modes typical of medieval church music.

An offer of a private bargain, especially a request for sexual relations.

(Philosophy) Of or relating to mode without referring to substance.

A subject for discussion or analysis.

(Logic) Expressing or characterized by modality.

A statement that affirms or denies something.

(Statistics) Of or relating to a statistical mode or modes.

The meaning expressed in such a statement, as opposed to the way it is expressed.

See modal auxiliary.

(Mathematics) A theorem.

Of, or relating to a mode or modus.

To propose a private bargain to, especially to propose sexual relations with.

(grammar) Of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause.

(uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.

(music) Of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided, associated with emotional moods in Ancient — and in medieval ecclesiastical — music.

(countable) An idea or a plan offered.

(logic) Of, or relating to the modality between propositions.

The terms of a transaction offered.

(statistics) Relating to the statistical mode.

In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.

(computing) Having separate modes in which user input has different effects.

(grammar) A complete sentence.

(GUI) Requiring immediate user interaction and thus presented so that it cannot be closed or interacted behind until a decision is made.

The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and connected by a copula.

(metaphysics) Relating to the form of a thing rather to any of its attributes.

An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.

(logic) A modal proposition.

An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.

(linguistics) A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary.

A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed.

(grammar) A modal verb.

(poetic) The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.

(GUI) A modal window, one that cannot be closed until a decision is made.

Misspelling of preposition

Of or pertaining to a mode or mood; consisting in mode or form only; relating to form; having the form without the essence or reality.

To make a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved).

Indicating, or pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought, such as the modes of possibility or obligation.

To make an offer or suggestion to (someone).

Pertaining to or denoting mood.

The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.

A modal auxiliary.

That which is proposed; that which is offered, as for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; a proposal; as, the enemy made propositions of peace; his proposition was not accepted.

Relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution;

A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed; as, the propositions of Wyclif and Huss.

Of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode

A complete sentence, or part of a sentence consisting of a subject and predicate united by a copula; a thought expressed or propounded in language; a from of speech in which a predicate is affirmed or denied of a subject; as, snow is white.

Relating to or expressing the mood of a verb;

A statement in terms of a truth to be demonstrated, or of an operation to be performed.

That which is offered or affirmed as the subject of the discourse; anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration.

The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.

(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection;

An offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)

The act of making a proposal;

A task to be dealt with;

Suggest sex to;