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formula. In the context of predicate logic, many authors define a tautology to be a sentence that can be obtained by taking a tautology of propositional logic, and uniformly replacing each propositional variable by a first-order formula (one formula per propositional variable). The set of such
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is the number of variables in the formula. This exponential growth in the computation length renders the truth table method useless for formulas with thousands of propositional variables, as contemporary computing hardware cannot execute the algorithm in a feasible time period.
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having a fixed meaning. For example, a formula that states, "the ball is green or the ball is not green," is always true, regardless of what a ball is and regardless of its colour. Tautology is usually, though not always, used to refer to valid formulas of
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A tautology in first-order logic is a sentence that can be obtained by taking a tautology of propositional logic and uniformly replacing each propositional variable by a first-order formula (one formula per propositional variable). For example, because
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Everything that is a proposition of logic has got to be in some sense or the other like a tautology. It has got to be something that has some peculiar quality, which I do not know how to define, that belongs to logical propositions but not to
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that a truth is analytic exactly if it can be derived using logic. However, he maintained a distinction between analytic truths (i.e., truths based only on the meanings of their terms) and tautologies (i.e., statements devoid of content).
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variables occurring in a formula then there are 2 distinct valuations for the formula. Therefore, the task of determining whether or not the formula is a tautology is a finite and mechanical one: one needs only to evaluate the
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Modern textbooks more commonly restrict the use of 'tautology' to valid sentences of propositional logic, or valid sentences of predicate logic that can be reduced to propositional tautologies by substitution.
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The problem of constructing practical algorithms to determine whether sentences with large numbers of propositional variables are tautologies is an area of contemporary research in the area of
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consists of propositional variables connected by logical connectives, built up in such a way that the truth of the overall formula can be deduced from the truth or falsity of each variable. A
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followed this usage and it appears in textbooks such as that of Lewis and Langford. This broad use of the term is less common today, though some textbooks continue to use it.
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Whether a given formula is a tautology depends on the formal system of logic that is in use. For example, the following formula is a tautology of classical logic but not of
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must be assigned F, which will make one of the following disjunct to be assigned T. In natural language, either both A and B are true or at least one of them is false.
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in 1921, Ludwig Wittgenstein proposed that statements that can be deduced by logical deduction are tautological (empty of meaning), as well as being analytic truths.
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of the formula under each of its possible valuations. One algorithmic method for verifying that every valuation makes the formula to be true is to make a
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The word tautology was used by the ancient Greeks to describe a statement that was asserted to be true merely by virtue of saying the same thing twice, a
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if it is true under at least one interpretation, and thus a tautology is a formula whose negation is unsatisfiable. In other words, it cannot be false.
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can solve the satisfiability problem, although some algorithms perform well on special classes of formulas, or terminate quickly on many instances.
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The fundamental definition of a tautology is in the context of propositional logic. The definition can be extended, however, to sentences in
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at first argued against these remarks by Wittgenstein and Poincaré, claiming that mathematical truths were not only non-tautologous but were
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is a function that assigns each propositional variable to either T (for truth) or F (for falsity). So by using the propositional variables
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propositional logic, in which the method of truth tables cannot be employed because the law of the excluded middle is not assumed.
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Many logicians in the early 20th century used the term 'tautology' for any formula that is universally valid, whether a formula of
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either T or F. But no matter how this assignment is made, the overall formula will come out true. For if the first disjunct
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The problem of determining whether a formula is a tautology is fundamental in propositional logic. If there are
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to denote a certain type of propositional formula, without the pejorative connotations it originally possessed.
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exists for testing whether a given formula is always satisfied (equiv., whether its negation is unsatisfiable).
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is a tautology in first order logic. Similarly, in a first-order language with a unary relation symbols
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illustrated above is provably correct – the truth table for a tautology will end in a column with only
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to be true, and so the definition of tautological implication is trivially satisfied. Similarly, if
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of the set of logically valid sentences of predicate logic (i.e., sentences that are true in every
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propositional variables requires a truth table with 2 lines, which quickly becomes infeasible as
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is true in any first-order interpretation, but it corresponds to the propositional sentence
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Not all logical validities are tautologies in first-order logic. For example, the sentence:
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The problem of determining whether there is any valuation that makes a formula true is the
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Unsatisfiable statements, both through negation and affirmation, are known formally as
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tautologically implies every formula, because there is no truth valuation that causes
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A minimal tautology is a tautology that is not the instance of a shorter tautology.
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if the formula itself is always true, regardless of which valuation is used for the
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is a tautology is equivalent to verifying that there is no valuation satisfying
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if every tautology is a theorem (derivable from axioms). An axiomatic system is
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the other truth value. For instance, "The cat is black or the cat is not black".
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is a tautology, but not a minimal one, because it is an instantiation of
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is sometimes used to denote an arbitrary tautology, with the dual symbol
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This article is about tautology in formal logic. For other uses, see
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refers to a proposition that is provable using the laws of logic.
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is chosen. Then the sentence obtained by replacing each variable
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There are 8 possible valuations for the propositional variables
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The identity of concepts in analytical judgments can be either
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that is true regardless of the interpretation of its component
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Efficient verification and the Boolean satisfiability problem
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increases). Proof systems are also required for the study of
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corresponds to the proposition "all bound things are books".
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it by defining technical terminology, and by adding examples.
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The definition of tautology can be extended to sentences in
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It follows from the substitution rule that the sentence:
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must be true as well"), which is the principle known as
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is a tautology. Tautology is sometimes symbolized by "V
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is not a tautology, because any valuation that makes
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is on the shelf". Without a specific referent object
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In logic, a formula is 3559:which is not a tautology of propositional logic. 2419:It follows from the definition that if a formula 586:is not satisfied by a particular valuation, then 967:must be true"), which is the principle known as 281:). In the former case analytic propositions are 870:", and vice versa), which expresses the law of 615:This article may be written in a style that is 337: 263: 2947:, sentences that are true in every model, and 6894: 6760: 6275: 5828: 4070: 8: 4010:(1921). "Logisch-philosophiche Abhandlung", 3823:A Concise Introduction to Mathematical Logic 2529:is tautologically implied by every formula. 2071:being a tautology (Kleene 1967 p. 27). 1962:Because each row of the final column shows 335:, he later spoke in favor of them in 1918: 6919: 6901: 6887: 6879: 6767: 6753: 6745: 6282: 6268: 6260: 6146: 5911: 5835: 5821: 5813: 4896: 4491: 4259: 4077: 4063: 4055: 654:. There are infinitely many tautologies. 66:first applied the term to redundancies of 16:In logic, a statement which is always true 6705: 6668: 6639: 6614: 6585: 6538: 6509: 6480: 6443: 6414: 6385: 6360: 6314: 3579: 3538: 3479: 3399: 3370: 3350: 3318: 3298: 3269: 3249: 3085: 3077:, the following sentence is a tautology: 2993: 2964: 2901: 2722: 2690: 2657: 2596: 2513: 2491: 2469: 2447: 2425: 2400: 2378: 2356: 2329: 2303: 2282: 2252: 2231: 2209: 2187: 2165: 2143: 2101: 2080: 2050: 2024: 1680: 1641: 1614: 1575: 1548: 1525: 1500: 1475: 1376: 1322: 1272: 1165: 1061: 980: 881: 803: 778: 715: 686: 559: 486: 462: 434: 414: 164: 144: 105: 2919:. The Boolean satisfiability problem is 1465: 1365:that includes every possible valuation. 546:A valuation here must assign to each of 481:, the following formula can be obtained: 187:", as symbolized, for instance, by "1". 3731: 2988:is a tautology of propositional logic, 457:respectively, and the unary connective 3810:. Oxford University Press. p. 63. 2130:{\displaystyle A\land (B\lor \lnot B)} 2019:to be true. This situation is denoted 1310:{\displaystyle (A\lor B)\to (A\lor B)} 1050:", and vice versa), which is known as 646:A formula of propositional logic is a 6517:{\displaystyle \not \leftrightarrow } 673:is a book", and C represents "object 7: 3947:A Mathematical Introduction to Logic 3768:"tautology | Definition & Facts" 3762: 3760: 2203:false. But any valuation that makes 1154:"), which is the principle known as 6010:Analytic and synthetic propositions 5881:Formal semantics (natural language) 3563:Tautologies in Non-Classical Logics 2822:Semantic completeness and soundness 2350:, because any valuation satisfying 6707: 6482: 6316: 3896:10.1111/j.1559-3584.2002.tb00103.x 3853:Fundamentals of Mathematical Logic 3838:Mathematical Introduction to Logic 3791:Lewis, C I; Langford, C H (1959). 3584: 3581: 3511: 3505: 3502: 3484: 3372: 3323: 3320: 3271: 3210: 3192: 3189: 3165: 3141: 3120: 3114: 3096: 3031: 3028: 2998: 2972: 2903: 2787: 2766: 2625: 2616: 2543:There is a general procedure, the 2260: 2118: 2045:. It is equivalent to the formula 1368:For example, consider the formula 1015: 1006: 982: 919: 910: 889: 835: 826: 780: 726: 657:In many of the following examples 524: 509: 464: 166: 146: 14: 3338:{\displaystyle \lnot \exists xSx} 2923:, and consequently, tautology is 2838:if every theorem is a tautology. 661:represents the statement "object 190:Tautologies are a key concept in 7180: 7169: 6811: 6729: 6546:{\displaystyle \leftrightarrow } 6335: 6222: 5796: 3599:{\displaystyle \neg \neg A\to A} 3394:in the propositional tautology: 2574:with the corresponding sentence 1969:It is also possible to define a 619:to be readily understandable by 606: 389:Propositional logic begins with 2011:if every valuation that causes 1601:{\displaystyle (A\land B)\to C} 738:{\displaystyle (A\lor \lnot A)} 242:meaning that is still used for 6587: 6540: 6416: 6387: 6362: 4016:Tractatus logico-philosophicus 3590: 3543: 3499: 3496: 3481: 3455: 3452: 3446: 3440: 3437: 3431: 3428: 3425: 3419: 3416: 3404: 3401: 3225: 3222: 3207: 3204: 3186: 3183: 3180: 3177: 3162: 3159: 3156: 3153: 3138: 3135: 3132: 3117: 3108: 3093: 3090: 3087: 3052: 3049: 3037: 3025: 3019: 3016: 3004: 2995: 2890:Boolean satisfiability problem 2802: 2796: 2790: 2781: 2769: 2760: 2757: 2751: 2745: 2739: 2727: 2724: 2695: 2610: 2598: 2124: 2109: 2055: 1736: 1733: 1727: 1721: 1718: 1712: 1709: 1706: 1700: 1697: 1685: 1682: 1661: 1655: 1649: 1646: 1619: 1592: 1589: 1577: 1432: 1429: 1423: 1417: 1414: 1408: 1405: 1402: 1396: 1393: 1381: 1378: 1327: 1304: 1292: 1289: 1286: 1274: 1224: 1221: 1218: 1212: 1206: 1200: 1194: 1188: 1182: 1170: 1167: 1117: 1111: 1105: 1102: 1099: 1096: 1090: 1084: 1078: 1072: 1066: 1063: 1021: 1003: 1000: 997: 985: 931: 928: 925: 916: 907: 901: 895: 886: 883: 841: 832: 823: 820: 817: 811: 805: 732: 717: 691: 573: 561: 530: 521: 515: 506: 500: 488: 314:Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus 1: 6622:{\displaystyle \nrightarrow } 5757:History of mathematical logic 3840:. Academic Press. p. 88. 3821:Rautenberg, Wolfgang (2010). 2981:{\displaystyle A\lor \lnot A} 2269:{\displaystyle B\lor \lnot B} 1667:{\displaystyle A\to (B\to C)} 6647:{\displaystyle \nleftarrow } 6422:{\displaystyle \rightarrow } 5682:Primitive recursive function 4012:Annalen der Naturphilosophie 3925:Précis of Mathematical Logic 3244:It is obtained by replacing 321:had made similar remarks in 6593:{\displaystyle \downarrow } 6393:{\displaystyle \leftarrow } 4043:Encyclopedia of Mathematics 3387:{\displaystyle \forall xTx} 3286:{\displaystyle \exists xRx} 7252: 4746:Schröder–Bernstein theorem 4473:Monadic predicate calculus 4132:Foundations of mathematics 3995:Elements of Symbolic Logic 3890:(1): 17–18. January 2002. 3836:Enderton, Herbert (2001). 2536: 2343:{\displaystyle R\models S} 2038:{\displaystyle R\models S} 1992: 1248:is true, and each implies 579:{\displaystyle (A\land B)} 382: 131:", and contradiction by "O 39: 21:Tautology (disambiguation) 18: 7166: 6917: 6809: 6726: 6689: 6569: 6464: 6368:{\displaystyle \uparrow } 6344: 6333: 6298: 6217: 6094:Necessity and sufficiency 5850: 5792: 5779:Philosophy of mathematics 5728:Automated theorem proving 4899: 4853:Von Neumann–Bernays–Gödel 4494: 3997:, reprinted 1980, Dover, 2929:polynomial-time algorithm 2848:automated theorem proving 2441:is a contradiction, then 409:, the binary connectives 123:is used to indicate that 2317:{\displaystyle A\land C} 1995:Tautological consequence 1989:Tautological implication 1562:{\displaystyle A\land B} 765:one of the truth values 116:{\displaystyle \vDash S} 70:in 1921, borrowing from 6632:Converse nonimplication 5429:Self-verifying theories 5250:Tarski's axiomatization 4201:Tarski's undefinability 4196:incompleteness theorems 3884:Naval Engineers Journal 3855:. Springer. p. 98. 3825:. Springer. p. 64. 3808:A First Course in Logic 3772:Encyclopedia Britannica 3631:Disjunctive normal form 3626:Conjunctive normal form 2953:tautological validities 2912:{\displaystyle \lnot S} 2671:{\displaystyle C\lor D} 2015:to be true also causes 652:propositional variables 598:Definition and examples 391:propositional variables 200:propositional variables 7221:Propositional calculus 7187:Mathematics portal 6714: 6677: 6676:{\displaystyle \land } 6648: 6623: 6594: 6547: 6518: 6489: 6452: 6423: 6394: 6369: 6323: 5803:Mathematics portal 5414:Proof of impossibility 5062:propositional variable 4372:Propositional calculus 3851:Hinman, Peter (2010). 3806:Hedman, Shawn (2004). 3795:(2nd ed.). Dover. 3642:Related logical topics 3600: 3553: 3552:{\displaystyle A\to B} 3524: 3462: 3388: 3359: 3339: 3307: 3287: 3258: 3235: 3059: 2982: 2913: 2809: 2705: 2704:{\displaystyle C\to E} 2672: 2635: 2522: 2500: 2478: 2456: 2434: 2409: 2387: 2365: 2344: 2318: 2291: 2270: 2240: 2218: 2196: 2174: 2152: 2131: 2089: 2065: 2064:{\displaystyle R\to S} 2039: 1743: 1668: 1629: 1628:{\displaystyle B\to C} 1602: 1563: 1534: 1509: 1484: 1442: 1337: 1336:{\displaystyle C\to C} 1311: 1234: 1156:hypothetical syllogism 1124: 1028: 941: 848: 787: 786:{\displaystyle \lnot } 755:law of excluded middle 739: 701: 700:{\displaystyle A\to B} 580: 537: 471: 470:{\displaystyle \lnot } 443: 442:{\displaystyle \land } 423: 342: 324:Science and Hypothesis 286: 244:rhetorical tautologies 173: 153: 117: 7176:Philosophy portal 6736:Philosophy portal 6715: 6713:{\displaystyle \bot } 6678: 6649: 6624: 6595: 6548: 6519: 6490: 6488:{\displaystyle \neg } 6453: 6451:{\displaystyle \lor } 6424: 6395: 6370: 6324: 6322:{\displaystyle \top } 6229:Philosophy portal 5672:Kolmogorov complexity 5625:Computably enumerable 5525:Model complete theory 5317:Principia Mathematica 4377:Propositional formula 4206:Banach–Tarski paradox 3745:mathworld.wolfram.com 3683:List of logic symbols 3621:Algebraic normal form 3601: 3554: 3525: 3463: 3389: 3360: 3340: 3308: 3288: 3259: 3236: 3060: 2983: 2914: 2818:is also a tautology. 2810: 2706: 2673: 2636: 2581:is also a tautology. 2539:Substitution instance 2523: 2507:is a tautology, then 2501: 2479: 2457: 2435: 2410: 2388: 2366: 2345: 2319: 2292: 2271: 2241: 2219: 2197: 2175: 2153: 2132: 2090: 2066: 2040: 1744: 1669: 1630: 1603: 1564: 1535: 1510: 1485: 1443: 1348:Verifying tautologies 1338: 1312: 1240:("if at least one of 1235: 1125: 1029: 955:and its negation not- 942: 849: 788: 740: 702: 581: 538: 472: 444: 424: 422:{\displaystyle \lor } 174: 172:{\displaystyle \bot } 154: 152:{\displaystyle \top } 118: 6704: 6667: 6638: 6613: 6584: 6537: 6508: 6479: 6442: 6413: 6384: 6378:Converse implication 6359: 6313: 5620:Church–Turing thesis 5607:Computability theory 4816:continuum hypothesis 4334:Square of opposition 4192:Gödel's completeness 3578: 3569:intuitionistic logic 3537: 3478: 3398: 3369: 3349: 3317: 3297: 3268: 3248: 3084: 2992: 2963: 2900: 2721: 2689: 2656: 2595: 2512: 2490: 2468: 2446: 2424: 2399: 2394:true—and thus makes 2377: 2355: 2328: 2302: 2281: 2276:is a tautology. Let 2251: 2230: 2208: 2186: 2164: 2142: 2100: 2079: 2049: 2023: 2005:tautologically imply 1679: 1640: 1613: 1574: 1547: 1524: 1499: 1474: 1375: 1321: 1271: 1164: 1060: 979: 970:reductio ad absurdum 963:must be false, then 880: 802: 777: 714: 685: 558: 485: 461: 433: 413: 290:analytic proposition 213:, which may contain 163: 143: 104: 91:logically contingent 7206:Logical expressions 6292:logical connectives 5891:Philosophy of logic 5774:Mathematical object 5665:P versus NP problem 5630:Computable function 5424:Reverse mathematics 5350:Logical consequence 5227:primitive recursive 5222:elementary function 4995:Free/bound variable 4848:Tarski–Grothendieck 4367:Logical connectives 4297:Logical equivalence 4147:Logical consequence 3739:Weisstein, Eric W. 3697:Logical consequence 2878:efficient procedure 2867:effective procedure 669:represents "object 385:Propositional logic 353:propositional logic 346:logical proposition 192:propositional logic 68:propositional logic 64:Ludwig Wittgenstein 57:propositional logic 7216:Mathematical logic 6710: 6673: 6644: 6619: 6590: 6543: 6514: 6485: 6448: 6419: 6390: 6365: 6349:Alternative denial 6319: 6190:Rules of inference 6159:Mathematical logic 5901:Semantics of logic 5572:Transfer principle 5535:Semantics of logic 5520:Categorical theory 5496:Non-standard model 5010:Logical connective 4137:Information theory 4086:Mathematical logic 3977:Dover Publications 3975:, reprinted 2002, 3973:Mathematical Logic 3636:Logic optimization 3596: 3549: 3520: 3458: 3384: 3355: 3335: 3303: 3283: 3254: 3231: 3055: 2978: 2945:logical validities 2909: 2805: 2701: 2668: 2631: 2588:be the tautology: 2518: 2496: 2474: 2452: 2430: 2405: 2383: 2361: 2340: 2314: 2287: 2266: 2236: 2214: 2192: 2170: 2148: 2127: 2085: 2061: 2035: 1739: 1664: 1625: 1598: 1559: 1530: 1505: 1480: 1438: 1333: 1307: 1230: 1120: 1024: 937: 844: 783: 735: 697: 576: 533: 467: 439: 419: 327:in 1905. Although 257:wrote in his book 248:mathematical logic 169: 149: 113: 28:mathematical logic 7236:Sentences by type 7193: 7192: 7161: 7160: 6876: 6875: 6742: 6741: 6257: 6256: 6213: 6212: 6047:Deductive closure 5993: 5992: 5932:Critical thinking 5810: 5809: 5742:Abstract category 5545:Theories of truth 5355:Rule of inference 5345:Natural deduction 5326: 5325: 4871: 4870: 4576:Cartesian product 4481: 4480: 4387:Many-valued logic 4362:Boolean functions 4245:Russell's paradox 4220:diagonal argument 4117:First-order logic 3722: 3721: 3358:{\displaystyle C} 3306:{\displaystyle B} 3257:{\displaystyle A} 2941:first-order logic 2584:For example, let 2559:a fixed sentence 2545:substitution rule 2521:{\displaystyle S} 2499:{\displaystyle S} 2477:{\displaystyle R} 2455:{\displaystyle R} 2433:{\displaystyle R} 2408:{\displaystyle S} 2386:{\displaystyle A} 2364:{\displaystyle R} 2290:{\displaystyle R} 2239:{\displaystyle S} 2217:{\displaystyle A} 2195:{\displaystyle S} 2173:{\displaystyle A} 2151:{\displaystyle S} 2088:{\displaystyle S} 2074:For example, let 1960: 1959: 1533:{\displaystyle C} 1508:{\displaystyle B} 1483:{\displaystyle A} 644: 643: 621:general audiences 196:Boolean valuation 52:logical constants 7243: 7185: 7184: 7174: 7173: 7172: 7104: 7053: 6933: 6920: 6903: 6896: 6889: 6880: 6815: 6769: 6762: 6755: 6746: 6734: 6733: 6732: 6719: 6717: 6716: 6711: 6682: 6680: 6679: 6674: 6653: 6651: 6650: 6645: 6628: 6626: 6625: 6620: 6599: 6597: 6596: 6591: 6552: 6550: 6549: 6544: 6523: 6521: 6520: 6515: 6494: 6492: 6491: 6486: 6457: 6455: 6454: 6449: 6428: 6426: 6425: 6420: 6399: 6397: 6396: 6391: 6374: 6372: 6371: 6366: 6339: 6328: 6326: 6325: 6320: 6284: 6277: 6270: 6261: 6227: 6226: 6225: 6147: 5912: 5876:Computer science 5837: 5830: 5823: 5814: 5801: 5800: 5752:History of logic 5747:Category of sets 5640:Decision problem 5419:Ordinal analysis 5360:Sequent calculus 5258:Boolean algebras 5198: 5197: 5172: 5143:logical/constant 4897: 4883: 4806:Zermelo–Fraenkel 4557:Set operations: 4492: 4429: 4260: 4240:Löwenheim–Skolem 4127:Formal semantics 4079: 4072: 4065: 4056: 4051: 4008:Wittgenstein, L. 3921:Bocheński, J. M. 3908: 3907: 3876: 3870: 3863: 3857: 3856: 3848: 3842: 3841: 3833: 3827: 3826: 3818: 3812: 3811: 3803: 3797: 3796: 3788: 3782: 3781: 3779: 3778: 3764: 3755: 3754: 3752: 3751: 3736: 3663:Boolean function 3647: 3605: 3603: 3602: 3597: 3558: 3556: 3555: 3550: 3529: 3527: 3526: 3521: 3467: 3465: 3464: 3459: 3393: 3391: 3390: 3385: 3364: 3362: 3361: 3356: 3344: 3342: 3341: 3336: 3312: 3310: 3309: 3304: 3292: 3290: 3289: 3284: 3263: 3261: 3260: 3255: 3240: 3238: 3237: 3232: 3064: 3062: 3061: 3056: 2987: 2985: 2984: 2979: 2918: 2916: 2915: 2910: 2828:axiomatic system 2814: 2812: 2811: 2806: 2710: 2708: 2707: 2702: 2684: 2677: 2675: 2674: 2669: 2651: 2640: 2638: 2637: 2632: 2587: 2580: 2573: 2569: 2565: 2558: 2554: 2550: 2527: 2525: 2524: 2519: 2505: 2503: 2502: 2497: 2483: 2481: 2480: 2475: 2461: 2459: 2458: 2453: 2439: 2437: 2436: 2431: 2414: 2412: 2411: 2406: 2392: 2390: 2389: 2384: 2370: 2368: 2367: 2362: 2349: 2347: 2346: 2341: 2323: 2321: 2320: 2315: 2296: 2294: 2293: 2288: 2275: 2273: 2272: 2267: 2245: 2243: 2242: 2237: 2223: 2221: 2220: 2215: 2201: 2199: 2198: 2193: 2181:false will make 2179: 2177: 2176: 2171: 2157: 2155: 2154: 2149: 2136: 2134: 2133: 2128: 2094: 2092: 2091: 2086: 2070: 2068: 2067: 2062: 2044: 2042: 2041: 2036: 1971:deductive system 1748: 1746: 1745: 1740: 1673: 1671: 1670: 1665: 1634: 1632: 1631: 1626: 1607: 1605: 1604: 1599: 1568: 1566: 1565: 1560: 1541: 1539: 1537: 1536: 1531: 1516: 1514: 1512: 1511: 1506: 1491: 1489: 1487: 1486: 1481: 1466: 1447: 1445: 1444: 1439: 1342: 1340: 1339: 1334: 1316: 1314: 1313: 1308: 1239: 1237: 1236: 1231: 1129: 1127: 1126: 1121: 1033: 1031: 1030: 1025: 946: 944: 943: 938: 853: 851: 850: 845: 792: 790: 789: 784: 744: 742: 741: 736: 706: 704: 703: 698: 639: 636: 630: 610: 602: 585: 583: 582: 577: 542: 540: 539: 534: 476: 474: 473: 468: 448: 446: 445: 440: 428: 426: 425: 420: 329:Bertrand Russell 303:proposed in his 204:effective method 178: 176: 175: 170: 158: 156: 155: 150: 122: 120: 119: 114: 98:double turnstile 62:The philosopher 50:, with only the 41: 7251: 7250: 7246: 7245: 7244: 7242: 7241: 7240: 7196: 7195: 7194: 7189: 7179: 7178: 7170: 7168: 7162: 7157: 7156: 7153: 7149: 7141: 7140: 7137: 7133: 7125: 7121: 7113: 7109: 7100: 7091: 7087: 7082: 7074: 7070: 7062: 7058: 7049: 7040: 7036: 7028: 7024: 7016: 7012: 7004: 7001: 6998: 6990: 6987: 6984: 6976: 6972: 6967: 6959: 6955: 6950: 6942: 6938: 6929: 6913: 6911:logical symbols 6907: 6877: 6872: 6842: 6816: 6807: 6780: 6773: 6743: 6738: 6730: 6728: 6722: 6702: 6701: 6685: 6665: 6664: 6636: 6635: 6611: 6610: 6582: 6581: 6565: 6535: 6534: 6506: 6505: 6477: 6476: 6460: 6440: 6439: 6411: 6410: 6382: 6381: 6357: 6356: 6340: 6331: 6311: 6310: 6294: 6288: 6258: 6253: 6223: 6221: 6209: 6173: 6164:Boolean algebra 6138: 5989: 5980:Metamathematics 5958: 5910: 5864: 5846: 5841: 5811: 5806: 5795: 5788: 5733:Category theory 5723:Algebraic logic 5706: 5677:Lambda calculus 5615:Church encoding 5601: 5577:Truth predicate 5433: 5399:Complete theory 5322: 5191: 5187: 5183: 5178: 5170: 4890: and  4886: 4881: 4867: 4843:New Foundations 4811:axiom of choice 4794: 4756:Gödel numbering 4696: and  4688: 4592: 4477: 4427: 4408: 4357:Boolean algebra 4343: 4307:Equiconsistency 4272:Classical logic 4249: 4230:Halting problem 4218: and  4194: and  4182: and  4181: 4176:Theorems ( 4171: 4088: 4083: 4036: 4033: 3991:Reichenbach, H. 3943:Enderton, H. B. 3917: 3915:Further reading 3912: 3911: 3878: 3877: 3873: 3869:for references. 3864: 3860: 3850: 3849: 3845: 3835: 3834: 3830: 3820: 3819: 3815: 3805: 3804: 3800: 3790: 3789: 3785: 3776: 3774: 3766: 3765: 3758: 3749: 3747: 3738: 3737: 3733: 3728: 3723: 3692:Logic synthesis 3653:Boolean algebra 3644: 3617: 3612: 3576: 3575: 3565: 3535: 3534: 3476: 3475: 3396: 3395: 3367: 3366: 3347: 3346: 3315: 3314: 3295: 3294: 3266: 3265: 3246: 3245: 3082: 3081: 2990: 2989: 2961: 2960: 2937: 2898: 2897: 2844: 2824: 2719: 2718: 2687: 2686: 2683: 2679: 2654: 2653: 2650: 2646: 2593: 2592: 2585: 2579: 2575: 2571: 2567: 2564: 2560: 2556: 2552: 2548: 2541: 2535: 2510: 2509: 2488: 2487: 2466: 2465: 2444: 2443: 2422: 2421: 2397: 2396: 2375: 2374: 2353: 2352: 2326: 2325: 2300: 2299: 2298:be the formula 2279: 2278: 2249: 2248: 2228: 2227: 2225:true will make 2206: 2205: 2184: 2183: 2162: 2161: 2140: 2139: 2098: 2097: 2077: 2076: 2047: 2046: 2021: 2020: 1997: 1991: 1677: 1676: 1638: 1637: 1611: 1610: 1572: 1571: 1545: 1544: 1522: 1521: 1519: 1497: 1496: 1494: 1472: 1471: 1469: 1373: 1372: 1350: 1319: 1318: 1269: 1268: 1162: 1161: 1058: 1057: 1052:De Morgan's law 977: 976: 878: 877: 800: 799: 775: 774: 712: 711: 683: 682: 640: 634: 631: 624: 611: 600: 556: 555: 483: 482: 459: 458: 431: 430: 411: 410: 387: 381: 361:interpretations 357:predicate logic 236: 219:logically valid 211:predicate logic 161: 160: 141: 140: 102: 101: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 7249: 7247: 7239: 7238: 7233: 7228: 7223: 7218: 7213: 7208: 7198: 7197: 7191: 7190: 7167: 7164: 7163: 7159: 7158: 7154:quantification 7150: 7145: 7144: 7142: 7138:quantification 7134: 7129: 7128: 7126: 7117: 7116: 7114: 7095: 7094: 7092: 7078: 7077: 7075: 7066: 7065: 7063: 7044: 7043: 7041: 7032: 7031: 7029: 7020: 7019: 7017: 7008: 7007: 7005: 6994: 6993: 6991: 6980: 6979: 6977: 6963: 6962: 6960: 6946: 6945: 6943: 6924: 6923: 6918: 6915: 6914: 6908: 6906: 6905: 6898: 6891: 6883: 6874: 6873: 6871: 6870: 6865: 6860: 6850: 6848: 6847:Negation  6844: 6843: 6841: 6840: 6835: 6830: 6824: 6822: 6818: 6817: 6810: 6808: 6806: 6805: 6799: 6797:truth function 6794: 6788: 6786: 6782: 6781: 6774: 6772: 6771: 6764: 6757: 6749: 6740: 6739: 6727: 6724: 6723: 6721: 6720: 6709: 6690: 6687: 6686: 6684: 6683: 6672: 6654: 6643: 6629: 6618: 6603:Nonimplication 6600: 6589: 6570: 6567: 6566: 6564: 6563: 6560:Digital buffer 6553: 6542: 6524: 6513: 6495: 6484: 6465: 6462: 6461: 6459: 6458: 6447: 6429: 6418: 6400: 6389: 6375: 6364: 6345: 6342: 6341: 6334: 6332: 6330: 6329: 6318: 6299: 6296: 6295: 6289: 6287: 6286: 6279: 6272: 6264: 6255: 6254: 6252: 6251: 6246: 6236: 6231: 6218: 6215: 6214: 6211: 6210: 6208: 6207: 6202: 6197: 6192: 6187: 6181: 6179: 6175: 6174: 6172: 6171: 6166: 6161: 6155: 6153: 6144: 6140: 6139: 6137: 6136: 6131: 6126: 6121: 6116: 6111: 6106: 6101: 6096: 6091: 6086: 6081: 6076: 6071: 6070: 6069: 6059: 6054: 6049: 6044: 6039: 6038: 6037: 6032: 6022: 6017: 6012: 6007: 6001: 5999: 5995: 5994: 5991: 5990: 5988: 5987: 5982: 5977: 5972: 5966: 5964: 5960: 5959: 5957: 5956: 5951: 5946: 5941: 5940: 5939: 5934: 5924: 5918: 5916: 5909: 5908: 5903: 5898: 5893: 5888: 5883: 5878: 5872: 5870: 5866: 5865: 5863: 5862: 5857: 5851: 5848: 5847: 5842: 5840: 5839: 5832: 5825: 5817: 5808: 5807: 5793: 5790: 5789: 5787: 5786: 5781: 5776: 5771: 5766: 5765: 5764: 5754: 5749: 5744: 5735: 5730: 5725: 5720: 5718:Abstract logic 5714: 5712: 5708: 5707: 5705: 5704: 5699: 5697:Turing machine 5694: 5689: 5684: 5679: 5674: 5669: 5668: 5667: 5662: 5657: 5652: 5647: 5637: 5635:Computable set 5632: 5627: 5622: 5617: 5611: 5609: 5603: 5602: 5600: 5599: 5594: 5589: 5584: 5579: 5574: 5569: 5564: 5563: 5562: 5557: 5552: 5542: 5537: 5532: 5530:Satisfiability 5527: 5522: 5517: 5516: 5515: 5505: 5504: 5503: 5493: 5492: 5491: 5486: 5481: 5476: 5471: 5461: 5460: 5459: 5454: 5447:Interpretation 5443: 5441: 5435: 5434: 5432: 5431: 5426: 5421: 5416: 5411: 5401: 5396: 5395: 5394: 5393: 5392: 5382: 5377: 5367: 5362: 5357: 5352: 5347: 5342: 5336: 5334: 5328: 5327: 5324: 5323: 5321: 5320: 5312: 5311: 5310: 5309: 5304: 5303: 5302: 5297: 5292: 5272: 5271: 5270: 5268:minimal axioms 5265: 5254: 5253: 5252: 5241: 5240: 5239: 5234: 5229: 5224: 5219: 5214: 5201: 5199: 5180: 5179: 5177: 5176: 5175: 5174: 5162: 5157: 5156: 5155: 5150: 5145: 5140: 5130: 5125: 5120: 5115: 5114: 5113: 5108: 5098: 5097: 5096: 5091: 5086: 5081: 5071: 5066: 5065: 5064: 5059: 5054: 5044: 5043: 5042: 5037: 5032: 5027: 5022: 5017: 5007: 5002: 4997: 4992: 4991: 4990: 4985: 4980: 4975: 4965: 4960: 4958:Formation rule 4955: 4950: 4949: 4948: 4943: 4933: 4932: 4931: 4921: 4916: 4911: 4906: 4900: 4894: 4877:Formal systems 4873: 4872: 4869: 4868: 4866: 4865: 4860: 4855: 4850: 4845: 4840: 4835: 4830: 4825: 4820: 4819: 4818: 4813: 4802: 4800: 4796: 4795: 4793: 4792: 4791: 4790: 4780: 4775: 4774: 4773: 4766:Large cardinal 4763: 4758: 4753: 4748: 4743: 4729: 4728: 4727: 4722: 4717: 4702: 4700: 4690: 4689: 4687: 4686: 4685: 4684: 4679: 4674: 4664: 4659: 4654: 4649: 4644: 4639: 4634: 4629: 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3793:Symbolic Logic 3783: 3756: 3730: 3729: 3727: 3724: 3720: 3719: 3715: 3714: 3709: 3704: 3699: 3694: 3687: 3686: 3685: 3680: 3675: 3670: 3665: 3660: 3658:Boolean domain 3655: 3645: 3643: 3640: 3639: 3638: 3633: 3628: 3623: 3616: 3613: 3611: 3608: 3607: 3606: 3595: 3592: 3589: 3586: 3583: 3564: 3561: 3548: 3545: 3542: 3531: 3530: 3519: 3516: 3513: 3510: 3507: 3504: 3501: 3498: 3495: 3492: 3489: 3486: 3483: 3457: 3454: 3451: 3448: 3445: 3442: 3439: 3436: 3433: 3430: 3427: 3424: 3421: 3418: 3415: 3412: 3409: 3406: 3403: 3383: 3380: 3377: 3374: 3354: 3334: 3331: 3328: 3325: 3322: 3302: 3282: 3279: 3276: 3273: 3253: 3242: 3241: 3230: 3227: 3224: 3221: 3218: 3215: 3212: 3209: 3206: 3203: 3200: 3197: 3194: 3191: 3188: 3185: 3182: 3179: 3176: 3173: 3170: 3167: 3164: 3161: 3158: 3155: 3152: 3149: 3146: 3143: 3140: 3137: 3134: 3131: 3128: 3125: 3122: 3119: 3116: 3113: 3110: 3107: 3104: 3101: 3098: 3095: 3092: 3089: 3054: 3051: 3048: 3045: 3042: 3039: 3036: 3033: 3030: 3027: 3024: 3021: 3018: 3015: 3012: 3009: 3006: 3003: 3000: 2997: 2977: 2974: 2971: 2968: 2936: 2933: 2925:co-NP-complete 2908: 2905: 2853:The method of 2843: 2840: 2823: 2820: 2816: 2815: 2804: 2801: 2798: 2795: 2792: 2789: 2786: 2783: 2780: 2777: 2774: 2771: 2768: 2765: 2762: 2759: 2756: 2753: 2750: 2747: 2744: 2741: 2738: 2735: 2732: 2729: 2726: 2700: 2697: 2694: 2681: 2667: 2664: 2661: 2648: 2643: 2642: 2630: 2627: 2624: 2621: 2618: 2615: 2612: 2609: 2606: 2603: 2600: 2577: 2562: 2537:Main article: 2534: 2531: 2517: 2495: 2473: 2451: 2429: 2404: 2382: 2360: 2339: 2336: 2333: 2313: 2310: 2307: 2286: 2265: 2262: 2259: 2256: 2247:true, because 2235: 2213: 2191: 2169: 2147: 2126: 2123: 2120: 2117: 2114: 2111: 2108: 2105: 2084: 2060: 2057: 2054: 2034: 2031: 2028: 1993:Main article: 1990: 1987: 1983:intuitionistic 1958: 1957: 1954: 1951: 1948: 1945: 1942: 1939: 1936: 1932: 1931: 1928: 1925: 1922: 1919: 1916: 1913: 1910: 1906: 1905: 1902: 1899: 1896: 1893: 1890: 1887: 1884: 1880: 1879: 1876: 1873: 1870: 1867: 1864: 1861: 1858: 1854: 1853: 1850: 1847: 1844: 1841: 1838: 1835: 1832: 1828: 1827: 1824: 1821: 1818: 1815: 1812: 1809: 1806: 1802: 1801: 1798: 1795: 1792: 1789: 1786: 1783: 1780: 1776: 1775: 1772: 1769: 1766: 1763: 1760: 1757: 1754: 1750: 1749: 1738: 1735: 1732: 1729: 1726: 1723: 1720: 1717: 1714: 1711: 1708: 1705: 1702: 1699: 1696: 1693: 1690: 1687: 1684: 1674: 1663: 1660: 1657: 1654: 1651: 1648: 1645: 1635: 1624: 1621: 1618: 1608: 1597: 1594: 1591: 1588: 1585: 1582: 1579: 1569: 1558: 1555: 1552: 1542: 1529: 1517: 1504: 1492: 1479: 1449: 1448: 1437: 1434: 1431: 1428: 1425: 1422: 1419: 1416: 1413: 1410: 1407: 1404: 1401: 1398: 1395: 1392: 1389: 1386: 1383: 1380: 1349: 1346: 1345: 1344: 1332: 1329: 1326: 1306: 1303: 1300: 1297: 1294: 1291: 1288: 1285: 1282: 1279: 1276: 1262: 1261: 1258:proof by cases 1229: 1226: 1223: 1220: 1217: 1214: 1211: 1208: 1205: 1202: 1199: 1196: 1193: 1190: 1187: 1184: 1181: 1178: 1175: 1172: 1169: 1159: 1119: 1116: 1113: 1110: 1107: 1104: 1101: 1098: 1095: 1092: 1089: 1086: 1083: 1080: 1077: 1074: 1071: 1068: 1065: 1055: 1034:("if not both 1023: 1020: 1017: 1014: 1011: 1008: 1005: 1002: 999: 996: 993: 990: 987: 984: 974: 936: 933: 930: 927: 924: 921: 918: 915: 912: 909: 906: 903: 900: 897: 894: 891: 888: 885: 875: 872:contraposition 843: 840: 837: 834: 831: 828: 825: 822: 819: 816: 813: 810: 807: 797: 782: 734: 731: 728: 725: 722: 719: 696: 693: 690: 642: 641: 614: 612: 605: 599: 596: 575: 572: 569: 566: 563: 532: 529: 526: 523: 520: 517: 514: 511: 508: 505: 502: 499: 496: 493: 490: 466: 438: 418: 383:Main article: 380: 377: 319:Henri Poincaré 294:analytic truth 235: 232: 222:formulas is a 168: 148: 112: 109: 87:contradictions 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 7248: 7237: 7234: 7232: 7229: 7227: 7224: 7222: 7219: 7217: 7214: 7212: 7211:Logical truth 7209: 7207: 7204: 7203: 7201: 7188: 7183: 7177: 7165: 7155: 7148: 7143: 7139: 7132: 7127: 7124: 7120: 7115: 7112: 7108: 7103: 7098: 7093: 7090: 7085: 7081: 7076: 7073: 7069: 7064: 7061: 7057: 7052: 7047: 7042: 7039: 7035: 7030: 7027: 7023: 7018: 7015: 7011: 7006: 7003: 6997: 6992: 6989: 6983: 6978: 6975: 6974:contradiction 6970: 6966: 6961: 6958: 6953: 6949: 6944: 6941: 6937: 6932: 6927: 6922: 6921: 6916: 6912: 6904: 6899: 6897: 6892: 6890: 6885: 6884: 6881: 6869: 6868:inconsistency 6866: 6864: 6863:contradiction 6861: 6859: 6855: 6852: 6851: 6849: 6845: 6839: 6836: 6834: 6831: 6829: 6826: 6825: 6823: 6819: 6814: 6804: 6801:⊨  6800: 6798: 6795: 6793: 6790: 6789: 6787: 6783: 6778: 6777:Logical truth 6770: 6765: 6763: 6758: 6756: 6751: 6750: 6747: 6737: 6725: 6699: 6695: 6694:Contradiction 6692: 6691: 6688: 6670: 6662: 6658: 6655: 6641: 6633: 6630: 6616: 6608: 6604: 6601: 6579: 6575: 6572: 6571: 6568: 6561: 6557: 6554: 6532: 6528: 6527:Biconditional 6525: 6511: 6503: 6499: 6496: 6474: 6470: 6467: 6466: 6463: 6445: 6437: 6433: 6430: 6408: 6404: 6401: 6379: 6376: 6354: 6350: 6347: 6346: 6343: 6338: 6308: 6304: 6301: 6300: 6297: 6293: 6285: 6280: 6278: 6273: 6271: 6266: 6265: 6262: 6250: 6247: 6244: 6240: 6237: 6235: 6232: 6230: 6220: 6219: 6216: 6206: 6205:Logic symbols 6203: 6201: 6198: 6196: 6193: 6191: 6188: 6186: 6183: 6182: 6180: 6176: 6170: 6167: 6165: 6162: 6160: 6157: 6156: 6154: 6152: 6148: 6145: 6141: 6135: 6132: 6130: 6127: 6125: 6122: 6120: 6117: 6115: 6112: 6110: 6107: 6105: 6102: 6100: 6097: 6095: 6092: 6090: 6087: 6085: 6084:Logical truth 6082: 6080: 6077: 6075: 6072: 6068: 6065: 6064: 6063: 6060: 6058: 6055: 6053: 6050: 6048: 6045: 6043: 6040: 6036: 6033: 6031: 6028: 6027: 6026: 6025:Contradiction 6023: 6021: 6018: 6016: 6013: 6011: 6008: 6006: 6003: 6002: 6000: 5996: 5986: 5983: 5981: 5978: 5976: 5973: 5971: 5970:Argumentation 5968: 5967: 5965: 5961: 5955: 5954:Philosophical 5952: 5950: 5949:Non-classical 5947: 5945: 5942: 5938: 5935: 5933: 5930: 5929: 5928: 5925: 5923: 5920: 5919: 5917: 5913: 5907: 5904: 5902: 5899: 5897: 5894: 5892: 5889: 5887: 5884: 5882: 5879: 5877: 5874: 5873: 5871: 5867: 5861: 5858: 5856: 5853: 5852: 5849: 5845: 5838: 5833: 5831: 5826: 5824: 5819: 5818: 5815: 5805: 5804: 5799: 5791: 5785: 5782: 5780: 5777: 5775: 5772: 5770: 5767: 5763: 5760: 5759: 5758: 5755: 5753: 5750: 5748: 5745: 5743: 5739: 5736: 5734: 5731: 5729: 5726: 5724: 5721: 5719: 5716: 5715: 5713: 5709: 5703: 5700: 5698: 5695: 5693: 5692:Recursive set 5690: 5688: 5685: 5683: 5680: 5678: 5675: 5673: 5670: 5666: 5663: 5661: 5658: 5656: 5653: 5651: 5648: 5646: 5643: 5642: 5641: 5638: 5636: 5633: 5631: 5628: 5626: 5623: 5621: 5618: 5616: 5613: 5612: 5610: 5608: 5604: 5598: 5595: 5593: 5590: 5588: 5585: 5583: 5580: 5578: 5575: 5573: 5570: 5568: 5565: 5561: 5558: 5556: 5553: 5551: 5548: 5547: 5546: 5543: 5541: 5538: 5536: 5533: 5531: 5528: 5526: 5523: 5521: 5518: 5514: 5511: 5510: 5509: 5506: 5502: 5501:of arithmetic 5499: 5498: 5497: 5494: 5490: 5487: 5485: 5482: 5480: 5477: 5475: 5472: 5470: 5467: 5466: 5465: 5462: 5458: 5455: 5453: 5450: 5449: 5448: 5445: 5444: 5442: 5440: 5436: 5430: 5427: 5425: 5422: 5420: 5417: 5415: 5412: 5409: 5408:from ZFC 5405: 5402: 5400: 5397: 5391: 5388: 5387: 5386: 5383: 5381: 5378: 5376: 5373: 5372: 5371: 5368: 5366: 5363: 5361: 5358: 5356: 5353: 5351: 5348: 5346: 5343: 5341: 5338: 5337: 5335: 5333: 5329: 5319: 5318: 5314: 5313: 5308: 5307:non-Euclidean 5305: 5301: 5298: 5296: 5293: 5291: 5290: 5286: 5285: 5283: 5280: 5279: 5277: 5273: 5269: 5266: 5264: 5261: 5260: 5259: 5255: 5251: 5248: 5247: 5246: 5242: 5238: 5235: 5233: 5230: 5228: 5225: 5223: 5220: 5218: 5215: 5213: 5210: 5209: 5207: 5203: 5202: 5200: 5195: 5189: 5184:Example  5181: 5173: 5168: 5167: 5166: 5163: 5161: 5158: 5154: 5151: 5149: 5146: 5144: 5141: 5139: 5136: 5135: 5134: 5131: 5129: 5126: 5124: 5121: 5119: 5116: 5112: 5109: 5107: 5104: 5103: 5102: 5099: 5095: 5092: 5090: 5087: 5085: 5082: 5080: 5077: 5076: 5075: 5072: 5070: 5067: 5063: 5060: 5058: 5055: 5053: 5050: 5049: 5048: 5045: 5041: 5038: 5036: 5033: 5031: 5028: 5026: 5023: 5021: 5018: 5016: 5013: 5012: 5011: 5008: 5006: 5003: 5001: 4998: 4996: 4993: 4989: 4986: 4984: 4981: 4979: 4976: 4974: 4971: 4970: 4969: 4966: 4964: 4961: 4959: 4956: 4954: 4951: 4947: 4944: 4942: 4941:by definition 4939: 4938: 4937: 4934: 4930: 4927: 4926: 4925: 4922: 4920: 4917: 4915: 4912: 4910: 4907: 4905: 4902: 4901: 4898: 4895: 4893: 4889: 4884: 4878: 4874: 4864: 4861: 4859: 4856: 4854: 4851: 4849: 4846: 4844: 4841: 4839: 4836: 4834: 4831: 4829: 4828:Kripke–Platek 4826: 4824: 4821: 4817: 4814: 4812: 4809: 4808: 4807: 4804: 4803: 4801: 4797: 4789: 4786: 4785: 4784: 4781: 4779: 4776: 4772: 4769: 4768: 4767: 4764: 4762: 4759: 4757: 4754: 4752: 4749: 4747: 4744: 4741: 4737: 4733: 4730: 4726: 4723: 4721: 4718: 4716: 4713: 4712: 4711: 4707: 4704: 4703: 4701: 4699: 4695: 4691: 4683: 4680: 4678: 4675: 4673: 4672:constructible 4670: 4669: 4668: 4665: 4663: 4660: 4658: 4655: 4653: 4650: 4648: 4645: 4643: 4640: 4638: 4635: 4633: 4630: 4628: 4625: 4623: 4620: 4618: 4615: 4613: 4610: 4608: 4605: 4604: 4602: 4600: 4595: 4587: 4584: 4582: 4579: 4577: 4574: 4572: 4569: 4567: 4564: 4562: 4559: 4558: 4556: 4552: 4549: 4547: 4544: 4543: 4542: 4539: 4537: 4534: 4532: 4529: 4527: 4524: 4522: 4518: 4514: 4512: 4509: 4505: 4502: 4501: 4500: 4497: 4496: 4493: 4490: 4488: 4484: 4474: 4471: 4469: 4466: 4464: 4461: 4459: 4456: 4454: 4451: 4449: 4446: 4442: 4439: 4438: 4437: 4434: 4430: 4425: 4424: 4423: 4420: 4419: 4417: 4415: 4411: 4403: 4400: 4398: 4395: 4393: 4390: 4389: 4388: 4385: 4383: 4380: 4378: 4375: 4373: 4370: 4368: 4365: 4363: 4360: 4358: 4355: 4354: 4352: 4350: 4349:Propositional 4346: 4340: 4337: 4335: 4332: 4330: 4327: 4325: 4322: 4320: 4317: 4315: 4312: 4308: 4305: 4304: 4303: 4300: 4298: 4295: 4293: 4290: 4288: 4285: 4283: 4280: 4278: 4277:Logical truth 4275: 4273: 4270: 4269: 4267: 4265: 4261: 4258: 4256: 4252: 4246: 4243: 4241: 4238: 4236: 4233: 4231: 4228: 4226: 4223: 4221: 4217: 4213: 4209: 4207: 4204: 4202: 4199: 4197: 4193: 4190: 4189: 4187: 4185: 4179: 4174: 4168: 4165: 4163: 4160: 4158: 4155: 4153: 4150: 4148: 4145: 4143: 4140: 4138: 4135: 4133: 4130: 4128: 4125: 4123: 4120: 4118: 4115: 4113: 4110: 4106: 4103: 4102: 4101: 4098: 4097: 4095: 4091: 4087: 4080: 4075: 4073: 4068: 4066: 4061: 4060: 4057: 4049: 4045: 4044: 4039: 4035: 4034: 4030: 4025: 4021: 4020:New York City 4017: 4013: 4009: 4006: 4004: 4003:0-486-24004-5 4000: 3996: 3992: 3989: 3986: 3985:0-486-42533-9 3982: 3978: 3974: 3970: 3969:Kleene, S. C. 3967: 3964: 3963:0-12-238452-0 3960: 3956: 3952: 3948: 3944: 3941: 3938: 3934: 3933:South Holland 3930: 3926: 3922: 3919: 3918: 3914: 3905: 3901: 3897: 3893: 3889: 3885: 3881: 3880:"New Members" 3875: 3872: 3868: 3862: 3859: 3854: 3847: 3844: 3839: 3832: 3829: 3824: 3817: 3814: 3809: 3802: 3799: 3794: 3787: 3784: 3773: 3769: 3763: 3761: 3757: 3746: 3742: 3735: 3732: 3725: 3718: 3713: 3712:Vacuous truth 3710: 3708: 3707:Logical truth 3705: 3703: 3702:Logical graph 3700: 3698: 3695: 3693: 3690: 3689: 3688: 3684: 3681: 3679: 3676: 3674: 3673:False (logic) 3671: 3669: 3668:Contradiction 3666: 3664: 3661: 3659: 3656: 3654: 3651: 3650: 3649: 3648: 3641: 3637: 3634: 3632: 3629: 3627: 3624: 3622: 3619: 3618: 3614: 3609: 3593: 3587: 3574: 3573: 3572: 3570: 3562: 3560: 3546: 3540: 3517: 3514: 3508: 3493: 3490: 3487: 3474: 3473: 3472: 3469: 3449: 3443: 3434: 3422: 3413: 3410: 3407: 3381: 3378: 3375: 3352: 3332: 3329: 3326: 3300: 3280: 3277: 3274: 3251: 3228: 3219: 3216: 3213: 3201: 3198: 3195: 3174: 3171: 3168: 3150: 3147: 3144: 3129: 3126: 3123: 3111: 3105: 3102: 3099: 3080: 3079: 3078: 3076: 3072: 3068: 3046: 3043: 3040: 3034: 3022: 3013: 3010: 3007: 3001: 2975: 2969: 2966: 2956: 2954: 2950: 2946: 2942: 2934: 2932: 2930: 2926: 2922: 2906: 2895: 2891: 2886: 2883: 2879: 2874: 2872: 2871:decidable set 2868: 2864: 2860: 2856: 2851: 2849: 2841: 2839: 2837: 2833: 2829: 2821: 2819: 2799: 2793: 2784: 2778: 2775: 2772: 2763: 2754: 2748: 2742: 2736: 2733: 2730: 2717: 2716: 2715: 2712: 2698: 2692: 2665: 2662: 2659: 2628: 2622: 2619: 2613: 2607: 2604: 2601: 2591: 2590: 2589: 2582: 2546: 2540: 2532: 2530: 2528: 2515: 2506: 2493: 2484: 2471: 2462: 2449: 2440: 2427: 2417: 2415: 2402: 2393: 2380: 2371: 2358: 2337: 2334: 2331: 2311: 2308: 2305: 2297: 2284: 2263: 2257: 2254: 2246: 2233: 2224: 2211: 2202: 2189: 2180: 2167: 2158: 2145: 2121: 2115: 2112: 2106: 2103: 2095: 2082: 2072: 2058: 2052: 2032: 2029: 2026: 2018: 2014: 2010: 2006: 2002: 1996: 1988: 1986: 1984: 1980: 1976: 1972: 1967: 1965: 1955: 1952: 1949: 1946: 1943: 1940: 1937: 1934: 1933: 1929: 1926: 1923: 1920: 1917: 1914: 1911: 1908: 1907: 1903: 1900: 1897: 1894: 1891: 1888: 1885: 1882: 1881: 1877: 1874: 1871: 1868: 1865: 1862: 1859: 1856: 1855: 1851: 1848: 1845: 1842: 1839: 1836: 1833: 1830: 1829: 1825: 1822: 1819: 1816: 1813: 1810: 1807: 1804: 1803: 1799: 1796: 1793: 1790: 1787: 1784: 1781: 1778: 1777: 1773: 1770: 1767: 1764: 1761: 1758: 1755: 1752: 1751: 1730: 1724: 1715: 1703: 1694: 1691: 1688: 1675: 1658: 1652: 1643: 1636: 1622: 1616: 1609: 1595: 1586: 1583: 1580: 1570: 1556: 1553: 1550: 1543: 1527: 1518: 1502: 1493: 1477: 1468: 1467: 1464: 1462: 1458: 1454: 1435: 1426: 1420: 1411: 1399: 1390: 1387: 1384: 1371: 1370: 1369: 1366: 1364: 1360: 1355: 1347: 1330: 1324: 1301: 1298: 1295: 1283: 1280: 1277: 1267: 1266: 1265: 1259: 1255: 1251: 1247: 1243: 1227: 1215: 1209: 1203: 1197: 1191: 1185: 1179: 1176: 1173: 1160: 1157: 1153: 1149: 1145: 1141: 1137: 1133: 1114: 1108: 1093: 1087: 1081: 1075: 1069: 1056: 1053: 1049: 1045: 1041: 1037: 1018: 1012: 1009: 994: 991: 988: 975: 972: 971: 966: 962: 958: 954: 951:implies both 950: 934: 922: 913: 904: 898: 892: 876: 873: 869: 865: 861: 857: 838: 829: 814: 808: 798: 795: 773:, and assign 772: 768: 764: 760: 756: 752: 748: 729: 723: 720: 710: 709: 708: 694: 688: 680: 676: 672: 668: 664: 660: 655: 653: 649: 638: 628: 622: 618: 613: 609: 604: 603: 597: 595: 593: 589: 570: 567: 564: 553: 549: 544: 527: 518: 512: 503: 497: 494: 491: 480: 477:representing 456: 452: 449:representing 436: 416: 408: 404: 400: 396: 392: 386: 378: 376: 372: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 349: 347: 341: 336: 334: 330: 326: 325: 320: 316: 315: 309: 306: 302: 301:Gottlob Frege 297: 295: 292:refers to an 291: 285: 284: 283:tautological. 280: 276: 272: 268: 262: 260: 256: 255:Immanuel Kant 251: 249: 245: 241: 233: 231: 229: 225: 224:proper subset 220: 216: 212: 207: 205: 201: 197: 193: 188: 186: 182: 138: 134: 130: 126: 110: 107: 99: 94: 92: 88: 83: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 60: 58: 53: 49: 45: 37: 36:Ancient Greek 33: 29: 22: 7226:Propositions 7101: 7050: 6956: 6930: 6853: 6833:formal proof 6802: 6574:Joint denial 6498:Exclusive or 6302: 6124:Substitution 5944:Mathematical 5869:Major fields 5794: 5592:Ultraproduct 5439:Model theory 5404:Independence 5340:Formal proof 5332:Proof theory 5315: 5288: 5245:real numbers 5217:second-order 5128:Substitution 5005:Metalanguage 4946:conservative 4919:Axiom schema 4863:Constructive 4833:Morse–Kelley 4799:Set theories 4778:Aleph number 4771:inaccessible 4677:Grothendieck 4561:intersection 4448:Higher-order 4436:Second-order 4382:Truth tables 4339:Venn diagram 4281: 4122:Formal proof 4041: 4015: 4011: 3994: 3972: 3946: 3924: 3887: 3883: 3874: 3861: 3852: 3846: 3837: 3831: 3822: 3816: 3807: 3801: 3792: 3786: 3775:. 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Index

Tautology (disambiguation)
mathematical logic
Ancient Greek
formula
terms
logical constants
propositional logic
Ludwig Wittgenstein
propositional logic
rhetoric
tautology
satisfiable
contradictions
logically contingent
double turnstile
tee
falsum
true
propositional logic
Boolean valuation
propositional variables
effective method
predicate logic
quantifiers
logically valid
proper subset
model
pejorative
rhetorical tautologies
mathematical logic

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