sorites /sɒˈraɪtiːz/

• 1. 

  N a polysyllogism in which the premises are arranged so that intermediate conclusions are omitted, being understood, and only the final conclusion is stated 连锁推理

• 2. 

  N a paradox of the form 连锁诡辩

  例：

  these few grains of sand do not constitute a heap, and the addition of a single grain never makes what is not yet a heap into a heap: so no matter how many single grains one adds it never becomes a heap