truth-value

American  

[trooth-val-yoo] / ˈtruθˌvæl yu /

noun

Logic.

1. the truth or falsehood of a proposition.

   The truth-value of “2 + 2 = 5” is falsehood.

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truth-value British  

noun

1. logic

   1. either of the values, true or false, that may be taken by a statement

   2. by analogy, any of the values that a semantic theory may accord to a statement

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truth-value Scientific  

/ tro̅o̅th′văl′yo̅o̅ /

1. The truth or falsity of a logical proposition.

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Etymology

Origin of truth-value

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

As a result, the "mainstream" viewpoint and conventional wisdom do not have the predictive power and truth-value they once did — if indeed they ever did.

From Salon

On Morning Joe Wednesday, co-host Joe Scarborough responded to claims by Trump strategist Paul Manafort that there are secrets about the Clintons yet to be revealed by saying that regardless of the truth-value of Manafort’s threat, such things are going to make it very difficult for the Hillary Clinton campaign to control Bill in the general election.

From Salon

In a clever twist, the authors interleaved two kinds of statements — “consistent” ones that had the same truth-value under a naive theory and a proper scientific theory, and “inconsistent” ones.

From Scientific American

They transport reason and emotions, evidence suggestion, certainty contingency, truth-value imagination, rational understanding extra-rational meaning, and they call on us to better understand how all these impulses actively shape public response to the news.

From Slate

For himself, this meant the denial of truth-value to any religion whatever, including Judaism.

From Time Magazine Archive