sentential calculus
noun
the branch of symbolic logic dealing with the logical relationships between statements insofar as they can be analyzed into conjunctions, disjunctions, and negations of more elementary statements.
Origin of sentential calculus
1First recorded in 1935–40
- Also called propositional calculus, sentential logic.
Words Nearby sentential calculus
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British Dictionary definitions for sentential calculus
sentential calculus
noun
logic the formal theory the intended interpretation of which concerns the logical relations between sentences treated only as a whole and without regard to their internal structure
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