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An Atomic proposition (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠where all our logical problems can be traced down to, in how its copula has meaning.

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Atomic proposition (n.) turned ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠out not to be independent, as the Tractatus assumed: a man 6 ft tall is therefore not 7 ft.

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An Atomic proposition (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a priori likely to be fundamental, since understanding general propositions depends on it.