functional calculus

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noun

the branch of symbolic logic that includes the sentential calculus and that deals with sentential functions and quantifiers and with logical relations between sentences containing quantifiers.

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Also called predicate calculus, predicate logic.

Origin of functional calculus

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby functional calculus

Funchal, function, functionable, functional, functional analysis, functional calculus, functional disease, functional food, functional group, functional illiterate, functional imperative

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How to use functional calculus in a sentence

“Southland was an incredibly functional show where everyone wanted to be there,” says McKenzie.
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As with Xerox copier, 3-D printers have become smaller, cheaper, and more functional over time.
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Essentially he is arguing that there are functional trade-offs in developmental biology.
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Hongkongers aren't asking to secede from China, but Beijing's faulty calculus is only alienating the city.
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She jumped at the chance to watch RT, or jumped at the chance to skip calculus homework.
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It is low in chronic interstitial nephritis, diabetes insipidus, and many functional nervous disorders.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
An estimation of the solids, therefore, furnishes an important clue to the functional efficiency of the kidneys.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Considerable hemorrhages from the bladder may occur in vesical calculus, tuberculosis, and newgrowths.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It is an important point in diagnosis between functional and organic conditions.
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P3 in specimens of old adult Eutamias, shows wear, thus suggesting that P3 is functional in older chipmunks.
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British Dictionary definitions for functional calculus

functional calculus

noun

another name for predicate calculus

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