Duncan (1986) objected to the use of the word measurement in relation to the nominal type, but Stevens (1975) said of his own definition of measurement that the assignment can be any consistent rule.
Definition of premise - a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion Definition of premise - a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion
A premise is a proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn. A premise may be either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism in a deductive argument. A deductive argument, says Manuel Velasquez, is one that is supposed to show that if its premises are true then its conclusion necessarily has to be true.