tense logic

British

noun

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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