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Predicate logic

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quantifier
logical operator specifying how many entities in the domain of discourse that satisfy an open formula
first-order logic
collection of formal systems used in mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, and computer science
predicate
concept of mathematical logic
clause
in logic, disjunction of literals
atomic formula
mathematical logic concept
mereology
Mereology (; from Greek μέρος 'part' (root: μερε-, mere-) and the suffix -logy, 'study, discussion, science') is the philosophical study of part-whole relationships, also called parthood relationships. As a branch of metaphysics, mereology examines the connections between parts and their wholes, exploring how components interact within a system. This theory has roots in ancient philosophy, with significant contributions from Plato, Aristotle, and later, medieval and Renaissance thinkers like Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus. Mereology was formally axiomatized in the 20th century by Polish l
Begriffsschrift
Begriffsschrift (German for, roughly, "concept-writing") is a book on logic by Gottlob Frege, published in 1879, and the formal system set out in that book.
domain of discourse
set of entities which discourse talks about and which nouns and noun phrases refer to, or set of entities over which universal and existential quantifiers range
higher-order logic
form of predicate logic that is distinguished from first-order logic by additional quantifiers and, sometimes, stronger semantics
free and bound variables
classification of variables in a logic formula based on whether or not they are inside the scope of a quantifier
sentence
in mathematical logic, a well-formed formula with no free variables
propositional function
expression in propositional calculus
atomic sentence
term in logic
Universal instantiation
Rule of inference in predicate logic
universal generalization
rule in predicate logic
existential generalization
inference rule that infers “there exists an A that is B” from “A is B”
Drinker paradox
apparent logical paradox
Monadic predicate calculus
fragment of first-order logic
formation rule
rule for describing which strings of symbols formed from the alphabet of a formal language are syntactically valid within the language
existential instantiation
Rule of inference in predicate logic