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Term: 
Proposition
Quote: 

It is a perfection of a sign if it separately represents its object; in which case it becomes a proposition, and is true or false.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1904). Foundations of Mathematics [R]. MS [R] 9.
References: 
MS [R] 9:1
Date of Quote: 
1904
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