truth-function
[ trooth-fuhngk-shuhn ]
/ ˈtruθˌfʌŋk ʃən /
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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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM truth-function
truth-func·tion·al, adjectivetruth-func·tion·al·ly, adverbWords nearby truth-function
truth, truth claim, truth-condition, truth drug, truthful, truth-function, truthiness, Truth is stranger than fiction, truth or consequences, truth serum, truth set
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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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