propositional
Americanadjective
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We’re reminded of porousness and simultaneity, and that all art histories are, in the end, propositional structures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
In it, he challenged the propositional, or, as he put it, “creedal,” account of what it means to be an American.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
My awareness of pain is knowledge by acquaintance, yet when I infer that “something is causing me pain,” this belief is propositional.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Guyton did not appear to drop or flub a word, another propositional bet that was offered.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2022
I closed my eyes and went over the propositional calculus, trying to visualize the truth tables for conjunction, disjunction, equivalence, and material implication.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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