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functional calculus

–noun
the branch of symbolic logic that includes the sentential calculus and that deals with sentential functions and quantifiers and with logical relations between sentences containing quantifiers.
Also called predicate calculus, predicate logic.


Origin:
1930–35
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functional calculus

noun
a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions) [syn: predicate calculus
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