truth-function

[trooth-fuhngk-shuh n]

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noun Logic.

a statement so constructed from other statements that its truth-value depends on the truth-values of the other statements rather than on their meanings.

Related formstruth-func·tion·al, adjectivetruth-func·tion·al·ly, adverb

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truth-value

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truth-function

noun logic

a function that determines the truth-value of a complex sentence solely in terms of the truth-values of the component sentences without reference to their meaning

a complex sentence whose truth-value is so determined, such as a negation or conjunction

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