The Term Hundred-Year Flood Signifies

question 42

Multiple Choice

The term hundred-year flood signifies:

• A) the size of a flood that is predicted to have a 1 in 100 probability of occurring in a given year
• B) the size of a flood that is predicted to occur every year for 100 years continuously
• C) a general term for a very large flooding event

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Definitions:

Categorical Proposition

A statement relating two categories or classes in a specific way, typically structured as assertions about all, some, or no members of these categories.

Copula

A verb of being (“is,” “are,” etc.) that links the subject and the predicate in a categorical proposition.

Logical Components

Fundamental elements that contribute to the structure and reasoning within logic, such as premises and conclusions.

Categorical Proposition

A proposition that asserts or denies that all or some of the members of one category are included in another.