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tense logic

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noun

  1. logic the study of the logical properties of tense operators, and of the logical relations between sentences having tense, by means of consideration of appropriate formal systems

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While the books have a tense logic to them, the TV plot meanders too much.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2017

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