The difference between Proposition and Statement

When used as nouns, proposition means the act of offering (an idea) for consideration, whereas statement means a declaration or remark.

When used as verbs, proposition means to make a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved), whereas statement means to provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the uk a statement of special educational needs.


check bellow for the other definitions of Proposition and Statement

  1. Proposition as a noun (uncountable):

    The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.

  2. Proposition as a noun (countable):

    An idea or a plan offered.

  3. Proposition as a noun (countable, business settings):

    The terms of a transaction offered.

  4. Proposition as a noun (countable, US, politics):

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

  5. Proposition as a noun (grammar):

    A complete sentence.

  6. Proposition as a noun (countable, logic):

    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; a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and connected by a copula.

    Examples:

    "“'Wiktionary is a good dictionary' is a proposition” is a proposition."

  7. Proposition as a noun (countable, mathematics):

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

  8. Proposition as a noun (countable, mathematics):

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

  9. Proposition as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "the propositions of Wyclif and Huss"

  10. Proposition as a noun (poetry):

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

  1. Proposition as a verb (transitive, informal):

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

  2. Proposition as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To make an offer or suggestion to (someone).

  1. Statement as a noun:

    A declaration or remark.

  2. Statement as a noun:

    A presentation of opinion or position.

  3. Statement as a noun (finance):

    A document that summarizes financial activity.

    Examples:

    "a bank statement'"

  4. Statement as a noun (computing):

    An instruction in a computer program.

  1. Statement as a verb (transitive):

    To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.