Category
page 1Logical expressions
theorem
thumb|The Pythagorean theorem has at least 370 known proofs.
mathematical expression
formula that represents a mathematical object
tautology
logical formula which is true in every possible interpretation
prefix notation
mathematical notation in which every operator precedes all of its operands
universal quantification
logical quantification stating that a statement holds for all objects
atomic formula
mathematical logic concept
well-formed formula
finite sequence of symbols from a given alphabet that is part of a formal language
propositional formula
type of logical formula in propositional logic
open formula
formula that contains at least one free variable
theory
set of sentences in a formal language
propositional function
expression in propositional calculus
sequent
In mathematical logic, a sequent is a very general kind of conditional assertion.
ground expression
logical expression whose terms do not contain any variables
T-schema
The T-schema ("truth schema", not to be confused with "Convention T") is used to check if an inductive definition of truth is valid, which lies at the heart of any realisation of Alfred Tarski's semantic theory of truth. Some authors refer to it as the "Equivalence Schema", a synonym introduced by Michael Dummett.
rule of replacement
inference rule that may be applied to only a particular segment of an expression